They were arrested between March and March 26 during a joint operation with other security agencies.
Afunanya added that a suspected gunrunner was arrested along Kubwa Expressway in Abuja on his way from Nasarawa state to deliver 432 rounds of 7.62 x39mm caliber ammunition.
He said, “Yesterday, March 25, 2023, Service operatives apprehended 20-year suspected notorious kidnapper, Haruna Adamu at Fotta village in Gombi LGA, Adamawa State. At the point of arrest, one AK-47 rifle, one magazine, and four rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition were recovered from the suspect. “On March 23, 2023, one Aminu Ibrahim, a suspected gunrunner was arrested along Kubwa Expressway, Abuja by the Service operatives while on his way from Nasarawa State to deliver four hundred and thirty-two rounds of 7.62 x39mm caliber ammunition concealed in a four litre gallon of palm oil to a bandit in Niger State. The sum of N21,400 was also recovered from the suspect.
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