By Desire Emmanuel
A man who was said to have attempted buying over 1,000 bullets in Abuja in order to send them to bandits inside forests in Zamfara State has been arrested by men of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command.
The man, Ahmed Abubakar, aged 32 years, was apprehended by the operatives attached to the Tactical Team of the command on December 7 while they were acting on intelligence reports gathered about the man’s activities.
According to the command in a statement on Wednesday, the man, residing in Anguwan Dodo, Gwagwalada area of FCT but indigene of Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, was in contact with an associate, identified as Yusuf Mohammed, with the intention of procuring over 1,000 rounds of ammunition to be supplied to bandits in Zamfara State.
Further investigation by the operatives also revealed that he was sent by his uncle, one Ahmed Yakubu, believed to be a key accomplice and currently at large, to purchase and transport the ammunition for criminal elements operating within their locality in Zamfara State.
He was said to have given more useful information in police custody while further investigative efforts are underway to apprehend the aforementioned fleeing accomplice and dismantle the criminal network involved in the criminal activities.
He is also expected to be charged to court at the conclusion of the investigation.
