A suspected gunrunner has been arrested in Adamawa State and 365 rounds of live ammunition were allegedly recovered from him.
The Adamawa State Police Command, which arrested 34-year-old Sunday Moses, a resident of Kwatau village in Hong Local Government Area, said he was arrested for illegal and secret importing of ammunition into the state.
The command, in a statement on Tuesday evening by its Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said the arrest of Sunday Moses came about from visibility policing and raiding of criminal hideouts and stop and search operations across the state to ensure a secured environment for the forthcoming yuletide and ongoing farm produce harvest season.
According to the police spokesman, the special operations started on the first day of December.
“The Command had successfully cleared some areas within Yola metro and extended its presence to Song, Gombi and Hong local government areas, leading to arrests and recoveries,” Nguroje explained.
He said that in all, 193 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition, 171 rounds of 9×19 pistol ammunition, and two hand grenades were found on Sunday Moses.
Adamawa: Police recover 364 bullets from suspected gunrunner
