The police have arrested a suspected member of a kidnapping gang while attempting to buy an AK-47 rifle for the group.
The suspect, Sanda Aliyu, was arrested on 3 August in Kaiama Local Government Area before the alleged arms transaction could be completed, according to the police.
The arrest followed intelligence received by operatives of the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Section, the police state command said in a statement issued on Thursday by its spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi.
The police said Mr Aliyu was negotiating with another suspect, Aliyu Mohammed, who allegedly agreed to supply the rifle but remains at large.
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