Police arrest bandit with 53 AK-47 magazines, 260 live ammunition in Plateau

An alleged bandit identified as Likita Abubakar, a 35-year-old man has been arrested by the Nasarawa State Police Command for conveying 53 AK-47 Magazines and 260 rounds of live ammunition.

More so, a police source said the suspect was conveying the ammunition to some communities in crisis-ravaged Plateau State.

A Police Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Ramhan Nansel, while speaking with Daily Trust said the suspect was arrested in the Akwanga local government area of Nasarawa State.

The joint security operatives in Akwanga, Nasarawa State arrested the suspected bandit with the rounds of ammunition, being conveyed on a motorcycle.

Abubakar was caught by the Joint Task Force of the men of the Nasarawa Police Command and operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps on Saturday.

“According to the information issued by the JTF, the suspect was a Fulani herder identified as Likita, heading to the crisis-laden Jos, the capital city of the neighbouring state, Plateau,” a source said.

Likita, during, interrogation confessed that other members of his gangs numbering six were already on their way via motorcycles to the same destination.

As of the time of filing this report, Likita was detained at the Akwanga Police Divisional Headquarters, Nasarawa State.

Plateau was recently placed under curfew due to major security breaches in some parts of the state while students were being evacuated by various states governments to safety.

Three RNN despite the presence of security agencies in Jos North LGA.