The Zamfara Police Command has arrested a notorious kidnapper, Ex-Cpl Saidu Lawal.
The Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, CP Kolo Yusuf, who paraded the suspect before newsmen in Gusau, said the notorious kidnapper, Ex-Cpl Saidu Lawal, specializes in armed robbery, kidnapping, gun running, and other heinous crimes.
The Commissioner noted that Lawal had for a long time been disturbing the peace and security of Zamfara State and its neighbouring Katsina, Kaduna, Niger, Kebbi, and Sokoto States.
According to a press release signed by the Zamfara State Police spokesman, SP Mohammed Shehu, he said that “On August 27, 2022, at about 1730hrs, the Police Tactical/Escort Team attached to the Commissioner of Police, Zamfara State Police Command, CP Kolo Yusuf, acted on actionable intelligence that led to the arrest of the above-named suspect, who was an ex-service personnel of the Nigeria Army attached to 73 Battalion, Janguza Army Barracks, Kano”.
He said the suspect was intercepted with a Pontiac Vibe vehicle with registration number KRD 686 CY Lagos, along the Abuja-Kaduna en route to Zamfara State.
Exhibits recovered include 1 AK-47 Rifle Breech No. Q971987, 1 AK-49 Rifle Breech No. 34-7094, 200 7.6mm Rounds of Live Ammunition, 501 7.62X51mm Rounds of GPMG Live Ammunition, and 8 Empty Magazines.
“A search was conducted on the spot and the above-mentioned exhibits were recovered in his possession,” he added.
“In the course of interrogation, the suspect confessed that he was to convey the said exhibits from Loko LGA of Nasarawa State to his customer, one Dogo Hamza ‘M’ of Bacha village in Tsafe LGA of Zamfara State. The suspect further confessed that he had previously supplied the same consignment to his other customers in Kaduna, Katsina, Niger, and the Kebbi States, respectively.
SP Mohammed Shehu says a discreet investigation is in progress to arrest his partners in the dastardly crime.
