Police operatives have intercepted two suspected gunrunners and recovered a cache of weapons during a recent operation.
Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
He said the operatives attached to the Katsina State Command, acting on credible intelligence, intercepted two suspected gunrunners along the Ingawa–Karkarku village road in the early hours of Monday.
Adejobi identified the suspects as Abdussalam Muhammed (25) and Aminu Mamman (23), both residents of Baure village in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State, saying they were arrested around 4:35 a.m. while travelling in a blue Volkswagen Golf car with registration number RSH-528 BV.
A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of a General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), 1,063 rounds of 7.62x39mm AK-47 ammunition, and 232 rounds of 7.62x69mm PKT ammunition concealed inside.