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Police Intercept Bus Conveying Machine Gun, Ak-47 Rifles, Others From Benue To Kwara

...arrest two suspects

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June 4, 2025
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The Nasarawa State Police Command has intercepted a bus conveying arms and ammunitions from Benue State to Kwara State.

Spokesman of the command, SP Ramham Nansel confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday.

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.

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“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.”

Recovered from the suspects are : “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.”
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