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Abuja, FCT – The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested a 30-year-old woman, Hauwa Yusuf, in possession of an AK-47 rifle concealed in a bag of garri.
The police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, said Yusuf was intercepted by operatives along the Abuja expressway while travelling from Lafia, Nasarawa state, to Katsina state.
A search of her belongings revealed the AK-47 rifle and four magazines hidden inside a white sack of garri.
During interrogation, Yusuf confessed to delivering the weapon to a notorious bandit terrorizing Katsina state.
The police spokesperson described Yusuf’s arrest and seizure of the weapon as one of the significant cases in the past month.
According to Adejobi, the police arrested 2,726 suspects involved in “high-profile” crimes and recovered 150 firearms and 1,788 ammunition in one month.
He added that the police rescued 207 kidnapped victims during the period under review.
