Two AK 47 rifles each loaded with 30 rounds of ammunition have been recovered by Police operatives in Kaduna State during a rigorous patrol and surveillance at the state border.
Nigeriacrime.com learned that the police operatives were on routine patrol along Hukunyi – Danja road, a border between Kaduna and Katsina state when they sighted two persons riding a motorcycle.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Kaduna Police Command, DSP Muhammad Jalige on Thursday, explained that “on the 18th July 2023 at about 10:05 PM the Operatives of the Kaduna Police Command while on routine patrol along Hukunyi – Danja road, a border between Kaduna and Katsina state sighted two persons riding a motorcycle in a very suspicious manner.”
“The situation prompted the patrol team to give them a hot pursuit and on sensing danger they immediately ran into the nearby forest to avoid being apprehended. As a result, their luggage fell off the bike. When the said luggage was searched two AK47 rifles loaded with 30 rounds of live ammunition each were recovered.”
“In a bid to ensure that the hoodlums are not given any room to operate, the patrol combed the entire area throughout the night to guarantee the safety of the road users and the adjoining communities.
The Commissioner of Police on his part commended the officers for their dedication to duty and charged them not to relent in ensuring his policing strategy is successful. He also urged other operatives to emulate the same to foster a new security dawn in the state.”
“The CP equally ordered that a vigorous manhunt of the hoodlums must continue with the aim of bringing them to book. He assured the public that the Police will always be handy in response to their collective and individual distress situations as he sought for their continuous cooperation,” he added.