*CP applauds personnel’s vigilance, orders for increase in visibility patrol
By Amos Tauna, Kaduna
In the fight against crime and criminality in Kaduna State, the state police Command has recorded another feat with the arrest of a suspected gunrunner and the recovery of ammunition.
ASP Mansir Hassan, the state police spokesman, in a statement on Tuesday explained that the incident occurred on the 17th January, 2024 at 2030 hours or thereabout when the Police Officers from Divisional Police Headquarters Tudun Wada, Zaria on Tactical Operation Duty (TOD) accosted a certain Musa Yusuf of Zurmi LGA Zamfara State who was on a commercial motorcycle and in possession of a suspicious handbag.
The statement said that the suspect alighted the motorcycle, abandoned his bag and attempted to escape, saying that he was chased and apprehended and when search of his handbag was conducted, two hundred and two rounds of 7.62 x 39mm live ammunition were retrieved.
The statement explained, “Early inquisition revealed that Musa Yusuf was on an errand for a bandit alias Emir in Zurmi Forest.
“He was to receive the ammunition at Bakin Kogi in Kauru LGA of Kaduna State and convey same to the said bandit.”
It added that he has since accomplished the first stage of the mission by collecting the ammunition, but was intercepted before delivering by the ever vigilant Police Officers attached to Tudun Wada Zaria Division, pointing out that investigation is still ongoing and concerted efforts made to arrest his accomplices, after which the case will be charged to court.
The Commissioner of Police Kaduna State Command, CP A.D. Ali, hails the alertness of the Police Officers and called for more visibility policing.
He charged the operatives to dominate their area of responsibilities and make their presence felt, assuring that it would deter criminals from carrying out their nefarious acts in the state.
