The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a suspected gunrunner and recovered two AK-49 rifles, 228 rounds of RPG ammunition, and 275 rounds of 7.62mm AK-47 ammunition in Sabon Gari Local Government Area. Commissioner of Police Rabiu Muhammad disclosed this during a press briefing on Thursday, stating that the arrest followed a distress call from Yan'Karfe Motor Park in Sabon Gari, Zaria. The suspect, identified as 39-year-old Kenneth, a native of Delta State, was arrested on August 25 after being spotted behaving suspiciously while struggling with a sack containing potatoes. Operatives of the Sabon Gari Division responded swiftly and, upon searching the sack, recovered the weapons, five AK-47 magazines, and some quantities of suspected hard drugs.
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