Police arrests four suspected bandits, recover firearms, ammunition in Kaduna

The Nigeria Police said the Force Intelligence Department – Special Tactical Squad, FID-STS, has recorded a important operational occurrence with the apprehension of 4 suspected bandits and the betterment of firearms and ammunition successful Kaduna State.

The suspects are Abdumumini Abubakar, 40, Maikano Gambo, 47, Saleh Thompson, 47, and Oyonyi Odango, 40, who according to the constabulary were arrested connected 7th March 2026 successful Tayu, Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State, pursuing credible intelligence.

A connection signed by Anthony Okon Placid, Force Public Relations Officer, said the items recovered from the suspects see 4 AK-47 rifles with magazines, eighty rounds of 7.62 x 39mm ammunition, and 1 locally fabricated pistol with 20 rounds of 9mm ammunition.

It said that preliminary investigations bespeak that the suspects are linked to banditry and related convulsive transgression activities wrong the region.

“Investigations are ongoing to apprehend different fleeing members of the transgression web and retrieve further weapons,” the connection added.

Placid added that the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, commended the operatives for their professionalism and reiterates the committedness of the Nigeria Police Force to combating banditry and ensuring the information of lives and spot crossed the country.

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