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The Enugu state police have arrested Alhaji Samaila Garuba (aka Bakassi), a man who is alleged to e supplying AK-47 rifle to herdsmen.
Bakassi is from Shagari village in Sokoto State. He was arrested in the 9th Mile area of Enugu on Tuesday morning.
Police Spokesman Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, said a herdsman, Ibrahim Adamu, who was arrested with an AK-47 in the Udi area of Enugu on August 29, implicated Garuba as the one who supplied the weapon to him.
“Garuba escaped when he got the information about the arrest of Ibrahim Adamu," he said.
“His luck however ran out when intelligence information by the operatives paid off as he was trailed to a motor park situated at 9th Mile in Enugu early this morning, where he was nabbed after several efforts by him to escape.”
Garuba is currently helping the police in investigations into his “nefarious” activities, he added.
Adamu, a 20-year-old man from Nasarawa State, was earlier arrested with an AK-47 assault rifle and 24 rounds of live ammunition in a bush in Affa community in the Udi area of Enugu State.
Bakassi is from Shagari village in Sokoto State. He was arrested in the 9th Mile area of Enugu on Tuesday morning.
Police Spokesman Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, said a herdsman, Ibrahim Adamu, who was arrested with an AK-47 in the Udi area of Enugu on August 29, implicated Garuba as the one who supplied the weapon to him.
“Garuba escaped when he got the information about the arrest of Ibrahim Adamu," he said.
“His luck however ran out when intelligence information by the operatives paid off as he was trailed to a motor park situated at 9th Mile in Enugu early this morning, where he was nabbed after several efforts by him to escape.”
Garuba is currently helping the police in investigations into his “nefarious” activities, he added.
Adamu, a 20-year-old man from Nasarawa State, was earlier arrested with an AK-47 assault rifle and 24 rounds of live ammunition in a bush in Affa community in the Udi area of Enugu State.
