By: John Bassey, Zamfara.
Zamfara state Police Command under the able leadership of the Honourable Commissioner, CP Ibrahim B. Maikaba psc+ has intercepted a vehicle with 4 AK-47 rifles, 228 live ammunition and 4 magazines while on normal routine patrol in the state.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by DSP Yazid Abubakar, anipr Police Public Relations Officer For Commissioner of Police to journalist in Gusau.
The statement revealed that it was on the 15th September 2025 at about 1230hrs, operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Zamfara State Police Command, led by ASP Bilyamin Koko, while on routine patrol along Gummi–Sokoto Road, intercepted a Toyota Corolla vehicle conveying passengers from Sokoto to Gummi.
Upon conducting a thorough search of the vehicle at Gambanda Godabe village in Gummi LGA, the team recovered the following items, concealed inside a bag of oranges belonging to one Nasuru Dawan Jiya:
Four (4) AK-47 rifles
Two hundred (200) rounds of live PKT ammunition
Twenty-eight (28) rounds of live AK-47 ammunition and Four (4) empty AK-47 magazines
During preliminary investigation, the suspect, Nasuru Dawan Jiya, confessed to transporting the arms and ammunition to bandits operating in Gurusu village.
The case is currently under indepth investigation, and efforts are ongoing to apprehend other accomplices and dismantle the criminal network.
The Commissioner of Police, Zamfara State Command,CP Ibrahim B. Maikaba psc+ reassures members of the public of the Command’s unwavering commitment to ridding the state of criminal elements.
