Six people involved in banditry, armed robbery, the supply of drugs, motorcycle snatching and gun-running among other offences have been paraded by the Zamfara State Police Command.
The State Commissioner of Police Abutu Yaro while parading the suspects before newsmen at the command headquarters said the command will rid the state of any form of criminality.
“The command has arrested one Lawal Ibrahim at Biyabiki village, Tsafe local government area of the state in possession of an AK47 rifle and a magazine with 2 rounds of live ammunition adding that one Murtala Yusuf from Funtua was also arrested with a stolen motorcycle and a sharp Iron.
“The command also arrested one Nnanna Uchenna and Aminu Mohammed residing in Shinkafi town who are supplying hard drugs and injections to bandits in the bush through operating unlicensed pharmacy store.
“The pharmaceutical analysis indicated that the injection (pentazocine) is used as anesthesia for surgery and to treat moderate-severe pain for adults and children who are at least twelve years.
“A gun runner was also arrested with N1.07 million meant for the purchase of AK47 rifles while Tsohon Dandela and Dogo Alo who are collaborators were now at large”, Yaro explained.
He said the command also arrested one Abubakar Mohammed of Falaila quarters GRA Gusau, with a large number of dry leaves suspected to be Indian hemp and other hard drugs mostly used by bandits and other criminal elements.
