The suspects: Danjuma Auta, 35, and Daniel Danrangi, 25, both male and from Dirin Daji, Sakaba Local Government Area of Kebbi State were arrested along Kontagora-Zuru road, Niger on Monday night.
According to the Niger Commander of the agency, Mr. Aloye Isaac Oludare, the duo were arrested with 12 locally-fabricated AK-47 rifles and 15 locally-fabricated pistols. The rifles were concealed in a white sack while on a motorcycle to an unknown place when they were arrested.
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“Kontagora where the weapons were seized is about 107 kilometers from Kagara, a town in Niger where there have been mass abductions of women, children and secondary school students in the last one month.