The convicts. Credit: Nigeria Police Force
Two arms traffickers prosecuted for terrorism-related offences have been sentenced to over 20 years imprisonment by the Federal High Court in Katsina.
The Nigeria Police Force disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Anietie Iniedu.
According to the statement, the convicts, Abdussalam Muhammad and Aminu Mamman, were arrested by operatives of the Katsina State Police Command in September 2025 along the Ingawa–Karkarku Road while transporting a cache of prohibited firearms and ammunition allegedly meant for criminal elements.
Iniedu said exhibits recovered from the suspects included one PKT machine gun, 230 rounds of PKT ammunition, 1,663 rounds of 7.62mm x 39mm AK-47 ammunition and the vehicle used to transport the weapons.
