Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Niger State Command have recovered 27 new rifles from two suspects during a routine stop and search operation in Kontagora area of the state.
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 state on Monday night.
According to the Niger state 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.
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. x
“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.
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Niger State have intercepted 27 new rifles from two suspects during a routine stop and search operation in the Kontagora area of the state.
The Niger State Commander of NDLEA, Mr. Aloye Oludare, disclosed this in a statement issued by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi, on Tuesday in Abuja.
Oludare said the suspects – Danjuma Auta (35), and Daniel Danrangi (25) – were from Dirin Daji, Sakaba local government area of Kebbi State.
The suspects, according to the NDLEA commander, were arrested on Monday.
He said the duo were arrested with 12 locally-fabricated AK- 47 rifles and 15 locally-fabricated pistols.
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Niger State Command have recovered 27 new rifles from two suspects during a routine stop and