- At least 198 illegal arms have been recovered from herdsmen and cattle rustlers in Katsina, by the state’s police command
- The recovery comes following the directive given by IGP Ibrahim Idris, to the commissioners of police and their supervising AIG’s
- The recovered arms include rifles, pistols, dane guns, double-barreled guns, SMG’s and magazines
The Katsina state Police Command said it recovered no fewer than 198 illegal arms from herdsmen and cattle rustlers in the state, NAN reports.
Mr Mohammed Wakili, the commissioner of police, disclosed this at a news conference on Wednesday, March 28, in Katsina.
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NAIJ.com gathers that he said that the recoveries were sequel to the directives given by the inspector-general of police (IGP) to the commissioners of police and their supervising assistant inspectors general of police to that effect.
He said that most of the arms were recovered from herdsmen, cattle rustlers and other criminals.
Wakili explained that the arms included 20 AK47 rifles, 10 pistols, two G3 rifles, eight pump action rifles and two SMG. Others were 70 locally made pistols, one locally made rifle, 80 locally made dane guns, five double barreled guns, 840 ammunition and 50 magazines.
He said that the police would continue to recover illegally acquired arms from the public.
“We are calling on those who have not returned their illegally acquired arms to do so before the expiration of the deadline.
“We will continue to fight these criminal elements with a renewed vigour,’’ he said.
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In a related development, NAIJ.com previously reported that the Adamawa police command confirmed that seven suspects linked to the latest clash between herdsmen and farmers in Demsa local government area were in its custody.
Confirming the development in a statement, the commissioner of police, Abdullahi Yarima, said the suspects who were arrested by army personnel, would be charged for criminal conspiracy, mischief by fire, possession of deadly weapons and culpable homicide.
Yarima said exhibits recovered from the suspects included five AK 47 rifles, one locally made rifle, 10 magazines, 161 rounds of live ammunition, six cutlasses, one dane gun, one cartridge, a knife as well as three bows and 16 arrows.
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