Crime
Jigawa Gunrunners Arrested While Trafficking Arms to Kano
Jigawa gunrunners arrested by police while smuggling arms to Kano. Recovered rifles point to a wider trafficking network linked to Plateau State syndicate
Jigawa Gunrunners Arrested by alert police operatives have revealed troubling signs of a growing arms trafficking network spanning multiple northern states.
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According to a statement by SP Shiisu Lawan Adam, spokesperson for the Jigawa State Police Command, two suspects were arrested in separate operations for attempting to traffic locally made firearms into Kano State.
The first suspect, 30-year-old Abdussamad Haruna, was nabbed by officers from Kazaure Divisional Headquarters around 6:00 am on July 8, 2025. Haruna, a resident of Dansure village, was caught with a locally made revolver rifle hidden in a sack.
Twelve days later, on July 20, police apprehended 24-year-old Auwalu Yusuf from Kofar Wambai, Kano, recovering another illegal rifle from him.
Preliminary investigations suggest that both men may be linked to a larger gunrunning syndicate operating out of Sabon Layi, Barikin Ladi in Plateau State. This group is believed to be supplying weapons to criminal elements across Jigawa and Kano States.
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SP Shiisu confirmed that investigations are ongoing and that police are actively tracking other members of the syndicate. The Jigawa Gunrunners Arrested mark a significant step in disrupting illegal arms movement in the region.
Police dismiss officers Anthony Obodo case has been confirmed as the Rivers State Police Command dismissed three of its officers linked to the killing of a 22-year-old University of Port Harcourt graduate, Anthony Obodo.
The State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, disclosed this on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, while parading the three officers before journalists in Port Harcourt.
According to the command, the officers were linked to the incident that occurred last Thursday along Ada George in Port Harcourt, where Obodo was shot dead.
A member of the team, an inspector who fled after the shooting, has been declared a deserter.
CP Adepoju stated that the three arrested officers were subjected to an orderly room trial. Following the conclusion of the investigation and the establishment of their culpability, they have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force and will be charged to court.
“I am here to provide updates on some serious incidents recently recorded in the state, including the investigation into the death of one Anthony A. Obodo… Following the conclusion of the investigation and the establishment of the culpability of the officers involved… the officers being paraded today have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force and will be charged to court,” Adepoju said.
The commissioner noted that he understood the concerns of Obodo’s family and members of the public, adding that the Command has taken appropriate disciplinary action against the police personnel involved.
Obodo, a graduate of the University of Port Harcourt who was reportedly awaiting his NYSC call-up letter, was shot during a police pursuit.
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