The Department of State Services in Kano State has arrested a kidnap kingpin said to have masterminded the recent attack on the Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Emmanuel Akabe.
Three police and a civilian were shot dead during the attack.Muhammad Akazakwai was arrested at his mother’s residence in Kano where he was being treated for gunshot wounds.
A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told our correspondent, “We have arrested him and his mother along with one Mallam.” The source added, “While interrogating him, we recovered 50 A-47 rifles, which he claimed he inherited from his father.According to the source, Akazakwai told the DSS that two of his men were in the bush with the seven AK-47 rifles they snatched from the slain police officers.“We nabbed him with 50 AK-47 rifles.”All rights reserved.
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