Security forces in Zamfara State have arrested a suspected gunrunner in Gusau while attempting to smuggle a large cache of weapons, including rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), AK-47 rifles, and assorted ammunition, to the Dansadau area of the state.
Reliable security sources told Zagazola Makama that the suspect was apprehended on Sunday during a covert operation following credible intelligence on the movement of illicit arms through the state capital.
According to the sources, LeadNaija News learnt that the arms were cleverly concealed in a consignment of dried fish to evade detection.
Preliminary investigation suggests that the weapons likely originated from the Lake Chad region, a known route for cross-border trafficking of arms used by terrorist and bandit groups operating in the North-West.
“The suspect was arrested while attempting to move the shipment towards Dansadau, one of the areas recently affected by bandit activities,” a source said.
𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗔𝘀 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽!
