Ex-Corporal Sa’idu Lawal
Police arrest, parade ‘notorious’ ex-Army personnel for gun-running, kidnapping, armed robbery
Police in Zamfara State have arrested and paraded an ex-Nigerian Army personnel identified as a notorious kidnapper, gun runner and armed robber operating in the North West region of the country.
Parading the 41-year-old male suspect during a news conference at the Police Command Headquarters in Gusau, Wednesday, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Mohammed Shehu, said the suspected criminal was captured with one AK-47 Rifle Breech No. Q971987, one AK-49 Rifle Breech No. 34-7094
200 7.6mm rounds of live ammunition, 501 7.62X51mm rounds of GPMG Live ammunition, in addition to 8 empty magazines.
The ex-soldier, identified as Corporal Sa’idu Lawal, according to the police, was previously attached to the 73 Battalion Janguza Army Barracks in Kano State.
Shehu said that the suspect specializes in armed robbery, kidnapping, gun running operated in parts of Zamfara and neighbouring Katsina, Kaduna, Niger, Kebbi and Sokoto states.
“On 27th August, 2022 at about 1730hrs, Police Tactical/Escort Team attached to the Commissioner of Police Zamfara State Police Command, CP Kolo Yusuf psc acted on actionable intelligence that led to the arrest of the above named suspect who was an Ex-service personnel of the Nigeria Army attached 73 Battalion Janguza Army Barracks Kano.
“The suspect was intercepted with a Pontiac Vibe vehicle with registration number KRD 686 CY Lagos, along Abuja – Kaduna enroute Zamfara State. Search was conducted on the spot and the above mentioned exhibits were recovered in his possession.
“In the course interrogation, the suspect confessed that he was to convey the said exhibits from Loko LGA of Nasarawa State to his customer one Dogo Hamza ‘M’ of Bacha village in Tsafe LGA of Zamfara State.
“The suspect further confessed that he had previously supplied same consignment to his other customers in Kaduna, Katsina, Niger and Kebbi States respectively.
“Discreet investigation is in progress with a view to arresting his partners of this dastardly crime,” SP Shehu disclosed.
