Over 52 firearms, including AK-47 rifles in bags of beans, have been intercepted by Police Operatives on their way to the Eastern part of Nigeria.
Similarly, no fewer than 23 suspects were nabbed for various crimes. Two of the suspects were alleged to be among the killers of Alhaji Sagir Hamidu, ex-Zamfara State gubernatorial aspirant and owner of Famak British Schools, Vanguard reports.
A statement from Force Headquarters, Abuja, noted that among the suspects were those arrested for culpable homicide, armed robbery, kidnapping, arms trafficking, possession of prohibited firearms, and rape, among others.