Police Officer Caught Allegedly Trying To Sell Arms

The State Commissioner of Police, Umar
Ambursa, while parading the suspects at the
command’s headquarters in Kaduna, said at
about 11:30 p.m on October 20, the
Command’s armament officer, 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.
He said police officers on guard suspected
foul play and immediately stopped the
vehicle from leaving the premises.
“Upon interrogation, the State Armament
Officer could not give satisfactory account of
his action which led to his arrest and the
two other occupants of the vehicle, one
Zingkur Joseph of Trade Centre Jos, and
Samuel Adamu Of Kuru Jos-South Local
Government Area of Plateau State,
respectively,” the police commissioner said.
“During a search at the spot, 11 G3 Rifles
already concealed under the vehicle’s seat
were recovered.”
Mr. Ambursa added that further investigation
revealed that one of the two civilian suspects
is a blacksmith who specializes in
manufacturing locally made firearms.
“The two suspects came from Jos, Plateau
State, on arrangement to purchase the said
firearms from the armament officer at the
cost of N400,000,” the commissioner said.
Other exhibits recovered from the suspects
are N400,000 cash, and a yellow Mercedes
Benz 230-E, with registration number LGT
588 RJ, used in concealing the arms.

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