Police recover assorted weapons from 22 suspected criminals in Niger

No fewer than 22 criminals including armed robbers, kidnappers, cattle rustlers were yesterday paraded by the police in Niger State.

Recovered from the suspects were three AK49 rifles, ten AK47 rifles, 20 pump action rifles, two double-barreled gun, 20 locally made guns,one locally-made revolver pistol using AK47 ammunition,184 AK47 ammunition, one  Peugeot 407 saloon car stolen from a member of the, Federal House of Representatives.

Parading the suspects at Sabon Wuse, Niger State, the Force Public Relations Officers, Jimoh Moshood disclosed that the suspects were arrested in various parts of Niger, Kaduna, Nasarawa and Zamfara ‘’for kidnapping, armed robbery, murder, car snatching, cattle rustling and unlawful possession of prohibited firearms.’’

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