Niger Police Recover 132 Rustled Rams, Arrest Suspected Gunrunner

The Niger state police command has recovered 132 rustled rams from three suspects

The three suspects include 30-year-old Mohammed Abdullahi Chumo, 20-year-old Aliyu Salihu, and 25-year-old Arzika Ahmadu.

The suspects, during interrogation, confessed to have conspired and rustled the rams from two victims who were grazing the rams around Manigi area of Mashegu local government area of Niger state.

The suspects were caught after one of the victims identified Chumo who was one of the members who attacked them trying to sell six of the rams at Zungeru Market.

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The suspect then led the police team to Jimi village where the other rams were kept, while Aliyu and Arzika were also arrested.

In a related development, the Police said it has arrested 21-year-old Mustapha Ishaku for attempting to sell a locally fabricated AK-47 rifle in the Mandela area of Minna.

Ishaku confessed that he had worked as a welder and fabricated the iron parts of the rifles while one Bala who is currently at large specialized in carving the wooden parts of the rifles. He said that both of them had fabricated over 20 rifles with Bala.

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He said that he had sold three of the same rifles to some buyers at Izom at the rate of N100,000 each.

The Niger State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun said that the investigation is in progress, as the Crack squad is making efforts to locate and arrest the buyers to recover the rifles.

He also said that the suspects who had rustled rams have been transferred to the Crack squad unit for discrete investigation and diligent prosecution adding that the rams have been released to the rightful owner.

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