A man suspected to be arms supplier to a notorious kidnapping network operating around the Kwara-Kogi axis has been apprehended by security operatives.
It was gathered that the suspect, identified as Buba Lawal, was arrested by local vigilante operatives while attempting to deliver ammunition to members of the kidnapping syndicate.
Lawal, a native of Okoloke Village in Egbe, Kogi State, was arrested in Oko, a community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.
According to sources, Lawal was moving suspiciously when he was flagged down by the vigilante group on routine patrol. A swift search led to the discovery of an AK-47 magazine loaded with eight rounds of live ammunition, which had been carefully concealed on his body.
He was immediately handed over to the Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the Kwara State Police Command for further investigation.
Confirming the arrest, the spokesperson of the Kwara State Police Command, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said that preliminary interrogation revealed Lawal was on a mission to deliver the ammunition to three suspected kidnappers identified as Shehu, Babi, and Ali, believed to be hiding in the dense forests along the Kwara-Kogi border.
According to Ejire-Adeyemi, the suspect confessed to working closely with the criminal gang, providing them with arms and logistical support that enabled several abductions and other criminal operations in the region.
In a related development, DAILY POST also reports that a wanted gang leader, simply identified as Tambaya, was arrested along with 15 other suspects during a recent joint security operation targeting criminal hideouts in the area.