The Kaduna State Police Command has launched a manhunt for suspects following the discovery of 210 rounds of 7.56mm ammunition that fell from a moving bus along the Zaria–Funtua highway on Tuesday.
In a statement, Police spokesperson in Kaduna, Mansur Hassan, said “Efforts to trace and apprehend the fleeing vehicle were unsuccessful, which the Command attributed to delays in information reaching the patrol team.
“Authorities believe the suspects dumped the ammunition after sensing danger due to increased motorized and snap checkpoint patrols by the Command. A full-scale manhunt for the fleeing suspects is currently underway.”
Naijaonpoint reports that panic broke out on Tuesday morning when a moving trailer unknowingly dropped a bag filled with live bullets along the Zaria–Sokoto highway, close to the Ahmadu Bello University.
The ammunition pack reportedly slipped off from a vehicle believed to have passed through the route, heavily loaded, while the driver remained oblivious to the fall.
Eyewitnesses whose voices were heard in a video clip shared with Naijaonpoint on Wednesday (today) said the bag was spotted on the highway tapering near the university’s perimeter, where students and travellers often connect buses heading north.
“Asalama Ailaikum people. It was in a certain car that drove through this route. The driver didn’t know that the bullet bag had fallen,” one voice in the clip stated.
Another voice suggested the vehicle was loaded beyond capacity.
“The car was filled with loads,” the voice said.
Amid tension, concerned residents cautioned passers-by to avoid tampering with the ammunition, drawing links to the expanding threat of terrorism, banditry, and mass kidnapping.
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