YOBE POLICE FOIL AMMUNITION TRAFFICKING ATTEMPT, ARREST 54-YEAR-OLD FEMALE SUSPECT
The Yobe State Police Command announced the arrest of Hamsatu Modu, a 54-year-old resident of Morami Village in Jakana Konduga LGA of Borno State, who was found with 350 rounds of ammunition.
According to a statement signed by DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, Public Relations Officer of the Command, the suspect was apprehended by police operatives from the 'A' Divisional Police Headquarters in Damaturu, the state capital.
The police command received credible intelligence about a suspected gunrunner heading to Damaturu, leading to swift action. A Golf 3 saloon car was intercepted, and a thorough search revealed 350 rounds of live 7.62×39 MM ammunition hidden in the suspect's luggage.
The suspect is currently undergoing interrogation as investigators work to uncover the criminal network and motives behind the trafficking. Commissioner of Police CP Garba Ahmed reaffirmed the Command's commitment to combating crime and urged community members to continue cooperating with security agencies.
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