Fulani Herder With 53 AK-47, 260 Live Ammunition Arrested On His Way To Jos (Pix)

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man, Likita Abubakar, who was reportedly conveying 53 AK-47 Magazines and 260 rounds of stay ammunition.

Police sources mentioned the suspect was conveying the ammunition to some communities in crisis-ravaged Plateau State.

The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Ramhan Nansel, instructed Day by day Belief that the suspect was arrested in Akwanga native authorities space of Nasarawa State.

The joint security operatives in Akwanga, Nasarawa State arrested the suspected bandit with the rounds of ammunition, being conveyed on a motorbike.

Abubakar was caught by Joint Activity Drive of the boys of the Nasarawa Police Command and operatives of the Federal Highway Security Corps on Saturday.

“In response to the knowledge issued by the JTF, the suspect was a Fulani herder recognized as Likita, heading to the crisis-laden Jos, the capital metropolis of the neighbouring state, Plateau,” a supply mentioned.

Likita, throughout, interrogation confessed that different members of his gangs numbering six had been already on their means by way of bikes to the identical vacation spot.

As of the time of submitting this report Likita was detained on the Akwanga Police Divisional Headquarters, Nasarawa State.

Plateau was just lately positioned below curfew as a consequence of main safety breaches in some elements of the state whereas college students had been being evacuated by numerous states governments to security.

Three ladies had been killed in Bassa Native Authorities Space of the state on Thursday regardless of the presence of security agencies in Jos North LGA.