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Man Nabbed With Guns Hidden In Bag Of Garri
25-year-old Danjuma Toko, a native of Zuru town in Kebbi has been arrested by the Niger State Police Command for unlawful possession of firearms in Minna.
Disclosing this in Minna on Tuesday, Usman Adamu, Commissioner of police in Niger state, said that the suspect was arrested by a team of SARS operatives attached to the command following a tip off.
“On 22nd March, 2020 at about 0800hrs, acting on a tip-off, a team of SARS operatives attached to the Command intercepted and arrested one Danjuma Toko ‘m’ 25yrs of Zuru Kebbi State, at Kontagora park by Mobil Roundabout Minna, in the process of searching his luggage, six locally made revolver short gun with eighteen cartridges concealed in a bag of Garri were recovered.” said the commissioner said.
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Adamu said that the suspect confessed that it was given to him by one Paul at Ogoja in Cross River to deliver same to his cousins, Kabiru Kanda and Dauda Kanda of Zuru town in Kebbi.
“During interrogation, he confessed that it was given to him by one Paul at Ogoja Cross River State to deliver same to his cousin brothers one Kabiru Kanda and Daudu Kanda both ‘m’ of Zuru town, Kebbi State. Case will soon be charged to court.” he added.
The commissioner appealed to residents to volunteer information about suspected criminal elements in their midst.
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