Police In Kaduna Recover Two AK47 Rifles With 30 Rounds Each

FROM Lateef Taiwo, KADUNA

Operatives of the Kaduna Police Command while on routine patrol along Hukunyi – Danja road, a border between Kaduna and Katsina state have recovered two AK47 rifles with 30 Rounds each yesterday.

The development was contained in a statement signed and made available to newsmen by the commands public relations officer, DSP Muhammed Jalige.

According to the statement, the police on routine patrol along the 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 been 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.”

It added that, in a bid to ensure that the hoodlums are not giving any room to operate, the patrol combed the entire area throughout the night in order to guarantee the safety of the road users and the adjoining communities.

However, the Commissioner of Police in his part commended the Officers for their dedication to duty and charges them not to relent in ensuring his policing strategy is successful.

While urging other Operatives to emulate 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 therefore assured the public that the Police will always be handy in responding to their collective and individual distress situations as he sought for their continuous cooperation.