Zamfara police Arrest Woman,30, for Arms supply to trans- states bandits .

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Zamfara police Arrest Woman,30, for Arms supply to bandits in trans- states.

Yahaya Zakka Minna

Zamfara Police have arrested a 30-year-old woman over alleged supply of arms and ammunition to bandits in Zamfara State.

Parading the woman in Gusau the state Zamfara state capital on Friday, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Ayuba Elkana said the woman, Fatima Lawali was arrested on Thursday, October 25 at about 9.30 pm.

The suspect, who hailed from the Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of the state, was nabbed with 991 rounds of AK-47 live ammunition.

According to the police authorities, she was conveying the ammunition from Dabagi Village in Sokoto State to be delivered to a notorious bandits’ kingpin called Ado Alero who has been terrorising Zamfara and neighbouring states.

“On 25th October 2021 at about 0930hrs, Police Tactical Operatives of the Command in collaboration with FIB/STS led by DSP Hussaini Gimba on Tactical Operations in the state, arrested one Fatima Lawali, F, a native of K/Namoda LGA of Zamfara State,” the police commissioner said.

“Fatima specialised in supplying arms and ammunition to Bandits in Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi, Kaduna, Katsina, and Niger states.

“The suspect was arrested at Gada Biyu area, under Bungudu LGA with nine hundred and ninety-one (991) rounds of AK-47 live ammunition conveying from Dabagi Village in Sokoto State to be delivered to a notorious bandits’ kingpin called Ado Alero who has been terrorising Zamfara and neighbouring states.”




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