Army Arrests 5 People Found In Possession Of 6 AK-47 Rifles In Kwara
The Nigerian Army on Thursday arrested five ‘persons of interest’at a checkpoint in the Share axis of Ifelodun local government after they were found in possession of six AK-47 rifles.
‘Five suspected kidnappers were arrested today along Share axis. They kept six AK47 underneath charcoal in a Golf saloon car this afternoon.
They were intercepted by the Nigerian Army team on Patrol. The five suspects are undergoing interrogation’ a top security aide said on Thursday night.
Their arrest came a day after six people were arrested in Babanla area on suspicion of being couriers for the kidnappers with a large consignment of bread and petrol.
They were suspected to be acting as couriers for kidnapping gangs in the axis.
They were arrested while hiding during a surveillance operation by government-backed local vigilantes around Babanla on Wednesday.
Babanla is also in Ifelodun local government
‘They have been transferred to the police headquarters in Ilorin for further investigation’ said a source.
Team@orientactualmags.com had reported that seven abducted residents of Kwara State including Adam Khadijat, Mamud Miriam and Mumuni Ahmed were successfully rescued while many criminals were eliminated in a coordinated assault by government-supported vigilantes in Omu Aran-Eruku earlier in the week.
Six motorcycles, assault rifles, and many loaded magazines were recovered from their hideouts-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079, 08059100286, 09094171980. Thank you
