THE Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a 75-year-old suspected arms trafficker, Dahiru Abdullahi, following credible and actionable intelligence.
Abdullahi, a cattle trader from Kaduna State, was arrested alongside one Lawal Sani, a 40-year-old commercial bus driver from Katsina, by the anti-kidnapping unit of the Nasarawa State Police Command in a meticulously executed operation.
The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a statement issued to Journalists in Lafia, the state capital.
According to him, the suspected gunrunners were arrested while travelling through Lafia in possession of a large cache of high-grade firearms and ammunition en route to Ilorin, Kwara state.
The police spokesperson revealed that the items seized from the suspects include 1 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), 3 AK-47 rifles, 1 TAB 06 rifle, 1,096 rounds of 7.62 x 39mm ammunition, 20 rounds of 7.62mm NATO calibre ammunition, 4 empty magazines and 1 Toyota Hiace bus, grey in color, registration number AAA 926 XL.
He added, “The suspects confessed to being paid ₦500,000 to transport the weapons from Benue to Kwara State—a transaction that could have armed multiple criminal networks. They have been taken into custody, and a full-scale investigation is currently underway to uncover the network behind this operation.”
