The Nasarawa Police Command has demobilised a bus conveying major arms trafficking with cache of weapons heading to Kwara from Benue States.
The command Public Relations Officer, SP Ramham Nansel in a statement described the development as a significant breakthrough in the fight against illegal arms trafficking.
The statement reads: “On June 4, 2025, at about 0309hrs acting on credible, actionable intelligence, the Command intercepted two suspected gunrunners traveling through Lafia in possession of a large cache of high-grade firearms and ammunition en route to Ilorin, Kwara state.
“Following swift deployment of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, an intense and meticulously executed operation led to the arrest of the following suspects:
“Lawal Sani, male, 40 years old, a commercial bus driver from Makwalla area, Funtua LGA, Katsina State.
“Dahiru Abdullahi, male, 75 years old, a cattle trader from Angwan Dosa, Kaduna North LGA, Kaduna State, known to operate within Keffi Cattle Market, Nasarawa State”
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The statement listed the items to 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,1 Toyota Hiace bus, grey in color, registration number AAA 926 XL
“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”. The statement added