Policeman, Others Caught Trying To Steal Arms In Kaduna

A police chief armourer and two
gun runners have been arrested by the Kaduna State Police Command during an
alleged attempt to steal firearms from the command’s armoury, Channels reports.

Parading the arrested persons at
the command’s headquarters in Kaduna on Monday, the State Commissioner of
Police, Umar Shehu, said that at about 11:30pm local time on October 20, the
Command’s chief armourer, Nanbol Audu, a deputy superintendent of police, came
to the armoury with two unknown persons in a private vehicle to steal arms and
ammunition.

The car was discreetly parked
behind the armoury as the officer and the two other suspects loaded arms into
it.

The commissioner said police
officers on guard suspected foul play and immediately stopped the vehicle from
leaving the premises while both chief armourer and his two accomplices were
arrested.

Mr Shehu further explained that
the two suspects came from Jos, Plateau State, on arrangement to purchase the
said firearms from the armament officer.

Further investigation revealed
that one of the two civilian suspects is a blacksmith who specialises in manufacturing
locally made firearms and a cash sum of 400,000 Naira were recovered from the
suspects.