Security operatives have arrested a 25-year-old allegedly transporting 800 rounds of AK-47 ammunition concealed in the fuel tank of a motorcycle.
Quoting security sources, Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, said the suspect, Mannir Adam, was intercepted at about 7:50pm on Tuesday along the Gusau-Funtua highway.
Adam, a resident of Yankuzo village in Tsafe LGA, was arrested at a security checkpoint in Yankara while riding a “red Boxer motorcycle”.
According to the sources, a search conducted by the operatives led to the discovery of 800 rounds of live ammunition for an AK-47 rifle, which had been carefully hidden inside the motorcycle’s fuel tank,” the report reads.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect allegedly picked up the ammunition from the Bawa area in Saminaka Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
He was reportedly transporting the ammunition to Kucheri village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, where it was suspected to be destined for armed bandits operating in the area.
The publication added that security sources described the arrest as a “major breakthrough” in the ongoing effort to cut off the flow of weapons and ammunition to criminal gangs terrorising communities in Zamfara and nearby states.
The suspect is currently in custody while further investigations are ongoing to identify and apprehend other members of the network involved in the illegal arms supply chain,” Makama added.
