Operatives of the Kaduna Police Command have arrested ten suspected armed robbers and four illegal gun manufacturers during various operations across the state.
A statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mansir Hassan, said the police also recovered eight locally made guns with sixteen cartridges, three vehicles, and a motorcycle from the suspects.
According to the statement, two suspects, Sanusi Bala from Zamfara State and Nura Bala from Zaria in Kaduna State were suspects were apprehended while attempting to rob a victim of his tricycle.
During an investigation, the suspects confessed to being members of a syndicate known for targeting and robbing commercial tricycle riders of their tricycles. They further revealed that the stolen tricycles are usually sold to one Jamilu Zurmi from Zamfara State.
The police also said that further investigations led to the recovery of three other vehicles from the syndicate.
The recovered vehicles include: a Golf III Wagon, dark blue, with registration number ABC-152-AL, a Golf III Wagon, green in colour, with registration number ABJ-900-RE, and an unregistered Golf III Wagon, dark blue.
The police said efforts are ongoing to apprehend other accomplices, including the identified receiver of stolen tricycles.