Funke Busari
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Monday intercepted 27 new rifles concealed in a white sack by two suspects while on a motorcycle along Kontagora – Zuru road, to an unknown place in Niger State.
Two suspects, Danjuma Auta, 35, and Daniel Danrangi, 25, both male and from Dirin Daji, Sakaba Local Government Area of Kebbi State were arrested in connection with the incident.
They were arrested with 12 locally fabricated AK 47 rifles and 15 locally fabricated pistols by NDLEA’s Operatives said the Niger State Commander of the Agency, Aloye Isaac Oludare.
According to Mr. Oludare, “Kontagora where the weapons were seized is about 107 kilometers from Kagara, a town in Niger State where there have been mass abductions of women, children and secondary school students in the last one month.
He said further that “Preliminary investigation shows that the fabricator of the weapons resides in Kamfaninwaya, not far away from Kontagora, while one of the pistols is fully loaded. The suspects and the weapons will be transferred to the Nigerian Police Headquarters, Minna for further investigation and prosecution of the suspects.”
Also, operatives of the agency, Ondo State Command have raided Ita-Ipele and Ipele forests, Owo LGA of Ondo State where the Ondo state Commander, Mr. Haruna Gagara said it arrested six suspected drug dealers.
Mr. Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy of the anti-drug agency in a statement disclosed their names as Stephen Ikechukwu, 38; Stephen Friday, 32; Austin Osadebe, 58; Friday Paul, 29; Adebayo Raphael, 25 and John Pius, 45.
Mr. Gagara said: “A total of 41kgs of Cannabis Sativa and 6kgs of Cannabis seeds were recovered during the operation, while a total of five hectares of Cannabis farm was located and destroyed.”
