Zamfara State Police Command, yesterday, intercepted two vehicles carrying arms in different parts of the state.Spokesman of the Command, Mr. Muhammad Shehu, told newsmen in Gusau, yesterday, that items recovered from the vehicles were three AK-47 rifles, an automatic pistol, locally-made pistol, magazines and live ammunition.
According to him, other items recovered include N103,435, ATM card, three voters’ cards, military camouflage and a stamp of the Cattle Traders Associa-tion of Nigeria in the Bukuru Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Shehu said the drivers of the two cars, a Honda Civic marked Sokoto State, BDN358AA, and another marked Kano State, KMC 321AA, were arrested and are assisting the Police investigations.
The suspects Shehu explained that a Police patrol team arrested one of the suspects, a native of Birnin-Yero village in the Shinkafi Local Government Council of Sokoto State on September 25 on the Gusau-Sokoto Highway.
He named items recovered from the vehicle as two AK-47 rifles with number 3745485 and 1977CK22457, respectively, and five magazines with 165 rounds of live ammunition.
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