KADUNA: Police arrest suspected bandit, recover AK47 rifle

THE Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a suspected bandit in the Kudaru forest of Saminaka in the Lere Local Government Area of the state. An AK-47 rifle was also recovered from him.

This was disclosed in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, today.

ASP Jalige said operatives of the command on Friday, June 18, at about 0745 hrs, while on routine patrol along the Kudaru forest intercepted a Volkswagen Golf vehicle, green in color with Reg.No.KAG 142 AA, heading towards Kaduna.

He explained that the operatives noticed the suspicious disposition of the occupants of the vehicle and tried to flag them down but they immediately parked some distance away and ran into the forest.

The ASP said the policemen engaged them in a gun battle and succeeded in apprehending one suspect, noting that an AK47 rifle was found when the vehicle was searched.

According to him, the suspect is currently undergoing a thorough investigation and is giving useful information to the police while concerted efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing members of the gang to face the full wrath of the law.

Jalige added that the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Umar Muri, has assured members of the public that the command would do everything possible to ensure that members of the gang were dislodged and their operational weapons recovered.

He further charged officers and men of the command to be vigilant at all times to effectively police their areas of responsibilities.