rifle with fifty one (51) live ammunition of 7.62 calibre, one Pump Action gun with twenty five (25) live cartridges and two (2) AK-47 rifle magazines.
A 25-year old Fulani kidnap-for-ransom kingpin, Ibrahim Umar, stunned people watching as he was being paraded among 15 others by the Nigerian Police, Tuesday.
It was said that the assailants shot the police officer and made away with his his service AK-47 rifle and beret. "A policeman was shot in front of a popular hotel in DLine and his service AK-47 collected.
Inset: Arms and ammunitions recovered from bandits arrested in Taraba state (Twitter/@HQNigerianArmy) They recovered two AK-47 rifles, one K2 rifle, two Dane guns, 56 rounds of 7.62 special ammunition, 25 K2 rounds, three cartridges, charms
A video footage is currently trending online showing how a 25-year old Fulani kidnap kingpin, Ibrahim Umar, was being hailed by police officers as he stunned them by assembling an AK-47 rifle withing minutes.
The police commissioner, who briefed journalists on the achievements on the state police command in the last two weeks, said during the period under review a total of 25 suspects were arrested for various offences ranging from armed robbery,
"Ammunitions recovered from them include 56 rounds of 7.6mm, 25 rounds of k2, three cartridge, charms, phones amongst other items.'' He also said that the suspects and items had been handed over to DSS for further investigation.
On arrival, the doctor on duty confirmed that they were dead," "Exhibits recovered from them are; one AK47 rifle with 25 rounds of 7.62 x 32mm, one assault rifle with 20 rounds of live ammunition, one pump action with four live cartridges; and
"Also recovered are 113 rounds of live cartridges, 25 empty magazines, 13 vehicles, three motorcycles, 10 mobile phones, two HH radios, one Boafeng radio, and the sum of N3.3 million, among other items," he said.
However, Chukwueggu disclosed that the police recovered 25 rounds of live ammunition, 7.62mm loaded in a magazine, local revolver pistol with 9mm live ammunition and 32 pieces of live ammunition for AK-47 rifles..