Police arrest suppliers of ammunition, navy uniforms, to terrorists in Zamfara

The police in Zamfara State have arrested 10 folks suspected to be informants and suppliers of ammunition and different gear to terrorists working in elements of the state.

A few of the gadgets the police claimed it recovered from the suppliers embrace arms, ammunition, navy uniforms, meals gadgets and bikes.

In an announcement, the spokesperson of the state’s police command, Mohammed Shehu, stated the suspects have been arrested because of the “untiring dedication of the police to rid the state of criminals”.

Mr Shehu stated the police arrested a syndicate of six informants after gathering credible intelligence in regards to the actions of the group. He stated members of the syndicate confessed to giving data to terrorists working in Gusau, Kaura Namoda, Tsafe, and Bungudu areas of the state.

“It was equally a part of their actions to gather thousands and thousands of naira to supply for arms/ammunition and navy camouflage uniforms for the bandits. Their current soiled enterprise was when one of many suspects, Abubakar Mainasara, in his assertion to the Police confessed to accumulating the sum of Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N850, 000) from the bandits to supply navy camouflage uniforms for them, a consignment that was given to Babangida A.Okay.A Main, who connived with one in every of their collaborators, a tailor, Jamilu Lawali ‘M’ of Gusau to supply and stitch the uniforms which on the finish was delivered to the bandits.

“The identical suspect additional confessed to accumulating the sum of Two Million Naira (N2,000,000) from Bandits to provide arms and ammunition for them, although, two of his accomplices Lawal Ibrahim ‘M’ and Surajo Idris ‘M’ confirmed to the Police that the cash given to the suspect was Six Million Naira (N6,000,000) for the arms deal consignment and never N2,000,000 naira. The sum of One Million Naira (N1,000,000) was given to the identical Babangida Soja ‘M’, who in flip gave solely Sixty Thousand Naira (N60,000) to Jamilu Lawali ‘M’, (Tailor) for the availability of the ammunition who on the finish provided Ten (10) rounds of AK-47 reside ammunition which was handed over to Bandits by way of Babangida Soja and Abubakar Mainasara,” Mr Shehu stated.

The police spokesperson stated one other suspect, Zainu Lawal, was arrested in possession of arms, 4 rounds of cartridges, navy camouflage uniforms, pretend navy identification playing cards and different weapons.

Mr Shehu stated the police additionally arrested two individuals who provide meals to the terrorists.

He stated the suspects, Alhassan Lawali and Mansur Usman, “confessed to having provided over fourteen (14) operational bikes to the bandits within the forest on the fee of N750,000 every, of which he earned the N15,000 per motorbike.

“The suspect additional confessed that over time, he was the one repairing bikes for the bandits if spoiled. The suspect (Mr Lawali) in his assertion additionally talked about one Mansur Usman as his collaborator who was later arrested by the police. When interrogated, he confessed to having been supplying foodstuff and delivering the identical to the bandits within the forest. He additionally confessed that many occasions he collected and delivered ransom to the bandits. The final ransom he delivered was the sum of N2.3 million,” Mr Shehu stated.

Mr Shehu stated the suspects could be charged to court docket upon completion of the investigation.

Zamfara State, like many different states within the North-west and elements of the North-central, has witnessed renewed bandits’ actions which have led to the dying of a whole lot of individuals and the displacement of others.