Katsina Police Intercept Machine Gun, 1,295 Rounds of Ammunition, Arrest Two Suspects

|By Adejumo Adekunle

Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command have intercepted a machine gun and nearly 1,300 rounds of live ammunition in Ingawa Local Government Area.

Police spokesperson Aliyu Abubakar Sadiq said in a statement on Monday that officers stopped a blue Golf vehicle with registration number RSH 528 BV along Karkarku Road. Inside the car, they discovered the weapon and 1,295 rounds of ammunition.

The suspects—28-year-old Abdulsalam Muhammad and 23-year-old Aminu Mamman, both from Baure town in Safana LGA—were arrested at the scene. According to Sadiq, the duo had been travelling from Hadejia in Jigawa State to Katsina when they were caught.

The Command urged residents to remain vigilant and provide useful information that could assist security forces in their ongoing fight against insecurity.