An ex-army Corporal, Sa’idu Lawal, aged 41, suspected to be a kidnapper who also specialised in armed robbery, gun running and other crimes, have been arrested by Zamfara State Police Command.
Before the suspect’s arrest, he had reportedly been disturbing the peace and security of the state and other neighbouring ones, including Katsina, Kaduna, Niger, Kebbi and Sokoto.
Recovered from him were an AK-47 rifle with breech number Q971987, an AK-49 rifle with breech number 34-7094,
200 rounds of 7.6mm live ammunition,
501 rounds of 7.62X51mm General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) live ammunition and
eight empty magazines.
The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Mohammed Shehu, who briefed journalists of the suspect’s arrest on behalf of the state Commissioner of Police, Kolo Yusuf, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, disclosed that Police Tactical/Escort Team attached to the police boss acted on intelligence, leading to his being nabbed on Saturday, August 27 at about 5:30pm.
The PPRO also revealed that Lawal was an ex-Corporal in the Nigerian Army attached 73 Battalion Janguza, Army Barracks, Kano.
“The suspect was intercepted while in a Pontiac Vibe vehicle with registration number KRD 686 CY Lagos, along Abuja-Kaduna, enroute Zamfara State.
“A search was conducted on the spot and all the exhibits mentioned were recovered in his possession.
“In the course interrogation, the suspect confessed that he was to convey the said exhibits from Loko Local Government Area of Nasarawa State to his customer, one Dogo Hamza of Bacha village in Tsafe LGA of Zamfara State.
“The suspect further confessed that he had previously supplied same consignments to his other customers in Kaduna, Katsina, Niger and Kebbi States respectively.
“Discreet investigation is in progress with a view to arresting his partners of this dastardly crime,” SP Shehu stated.
