On Friday, operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command arrested Hauwa Sani, a female suspect, for hiding 124 rounds of ammunition in a gallon of palm oil, accompanied by a two-year-old child.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Ramhan Nansel, disclosed the arrest in a statement posted on X.com on Saturday.
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The statement noted that the suspect was apprehended while attempting to smuggle the ammunition to Katsina State, her reported place of origin.
During the arrest, police also seized N78,500 in cash and a mobile phone from the suspect.
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The statement reads, “On 23/8/2024 at about 1710hrs, based on credible information, Police operatives attached to Keffi Division intercepted and got one Hauwa Sani ‘F’ alongside a 2 years old child of Doro village, Katsina state arrested.
“Consequently, one hundred and twenty-four (124) rounds of Anti Aircraft ammunition concealed in a gallon of palm oil, one Tecno mobile phone, and a cash sum of Seventy-eight thousand and five hundred Naira (#78,500) were recovered from the suspect as exhibit.
“Preliminary findings revealed that the suspect received supply of the ammunition at Rafin sanyi village of Doma Local government area of Nasarawa state, and concealed the items in a gallon of palm oil en route Katsina state before nemesis caught up with her.”
The Commissioner of Police, Shehu Nadada, has directed that the suspect and the evidence be transferred to the Force Intelligence Department at Force Headquarters in Abuja for further investigation.
