The Nigerian Police Force, Kaduna State Command has intercepted and arrested a suspected gun runner Bitrus Gyang, a male from Barkin Ladi, Plateau State with twenty locally fabricated AK-47 rifles and an empty Type 06 magazine hidden in the vehicle’s boot.

A statement signed by the Command’s PPRO ASP Mansir Hassan says On September 19, 2024, at about 1600 hours, officers from Buruku Division, while conducting a routine patrol at Buruku Bridge, intercepted a black Golf III saloon vehicle.

Upon a thorough search of the vehicle, the officers discovered twenty locally fabricated AK-47 rifles and an empty Type 06 magazine hidden in the vehicle’s boot. The suspect was identified as Bitrus Gyang, a male from Barkin Ladi, Plateau State.

ASP Mansir said that during interrogation, the suspect confessed to being a gunrunner and revealed that he had transported fabricated rifles on at least three previous occasions.

The police maintained that the suspect is currently cooperating with the police, and efforts are underway to track down his other accomplices.