The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed men and recovered a loaded pistol in the Kabala West area of Kaduna metropolis.
Security analyst Zagazola Makama revealed the development in a post shared on X on Wednesday.
He stated that the suspects were caught by a police patrol team around 1:30 a.m. on Monday, September 15.
According to the Makama, the patrol team, led by ASP Paul Rikici of Kabala West Division, stopped the suspects while they were riding a black TVS motorcycle near a bridge at Unguwan Mu’azu along the Kaduna bypass expressway.
“Police searched the men and discovered a Mackrove 9mm pistol loaded with three live rounds of ammunition,” he said.
The suspects were identified as Ibrahim Hassan, 19, from Layin Pampo, and Usman Abubakar, 21, from Unguwan Dankali, Zaria.
“They were taken into custody immediately.”
Makama revealed that the case would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation.
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