Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP) have arrested a dismissed police inspector, identified as Danjuma Yusuf, in Plateau State over alleged involvement in an interstate arms trafficking network reportedly supplying weapons to terrorists, bandits, kidnappers and other criminal groups.
According to military sources, the suspect was apprehended following intelligence-led operations when troops intercepted his vehicle at a military checkpoint in Makera, Riyom Local Government Area.
Items recovered during the operation included two locally fabricated pistols, 167 rounds of 9mm ammunition, pepper spray, a jack knife, cutlasses, mobile phones, police identification materials, ATM cards, a National Identification Number (NIN) card, and cash amounting to ₦73,300.
The Nigerian Army disclosed that preliminary findings suggest the suspect played a significant role in a cross-state weapons supply network.
Authorities confirmed that the suspect remains in military custody as investigations continue to identify and dismantle the wider network, including suspected collaborators, financiers and supply routes.
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