The Kwara Police Command has arrested a truck laden with ammunitions at Kosubosu, a border town in the Baruten local government area of the state.
The vehicle marked Lagos XU 110 BDG was said to be coming from Burkina-Faso to Ibadan before the officials of the Kosubosu Divisional Police Headquarters nabbed the driver alongside another accomplice.
A Police source said that the ammunitions, which comprised several cartons of cartridges, were kept in a hidden place in the truck. Continue...
The names of the occupants of the vehicle were given as Abdulazeez Isiaka and Amusa Amodu.
Mr Salihu Garba, the Commissioner of Police in the state confirmed the reports, saying the men of the Directorate of Security Service were on their way to the border community for a further investigation.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Ajayi Okansanmi had earlier confirmed the incidence t, but noted however that police were still carrying out a further investigation about it.
“It is true, but investigation is still on-going. That is the only thing I can say for now until the case is later transferred to the command headquarters for further investigation”, he said.
Meanwhile, the chairman of the council, Mallam Mohammed Omar-Bio while reacting to the development, described the incidence as sadden especially at the time that election was approaching.
The chairman, who also was at the police station to inspect the bullets, applauded the men of the Nigeria Police in the area for their gallantry and doggedness, calling for an immediate promotion of the officers.
“This has confirmed that those people that are threatening the existence of Nigeria about the election mean the business”, he said.
The council boss however warned people against any act that was inimical to the peaceful existence of the country and that of free and fair election.
Omar-Bio assured the security agencies in the area of the council’s assistance to enable them re-double their effort at curbing crime in the border area.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Ajayi Okansanmi had earlier confirmed the incidence t, but noted however that police were still carrying out a further investigation about it.
“It is true, but investigation is still on-going. That is the only thing I can say for now until the case is later transferred to the command headquarters for further investigation”, he said.
Meanwhile, the chairman of the council, Mallam Mohammed Omar-Bio while reacting to the development, described the incidence as sadden especially at the time that election was approaching.
The chairman, who also was at the police station to inspect the bullets, applauded the men of the Nigeria Police in the area for their gallantry and doggedness, calling for an immediate promotion of the officers.
“This has confirmed that those people that are threatening the existence of Nigeria about the election mean the business”, he said.
The council boss however warned people against any act that was inimical to the peaceful existence of the country and that of free and fair election.
Omar-Bio assured the security agencies in the area of the council’s assistance to enable them re-double their effort at curbing crime in the border area.
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