Officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted three armed bandits; Tukur Mohammed, Ibrahim Suleiman and Adamu Shehu during an attack mission in Katsina State.
The agency disclosed arms recovered from the bandits include three AK 47 rifles while a heavy weapon manufacturer, Celestine Chidiebere Christian, was also intercepted with a high calibre G3 rifle, seventy-eight (78) rounds of life ammunition (RLA) of 7.62mm calibre and five empty shells.
Celestine Chidiebere Christian was arrested in Benue while trying to move the heavy weapon and ammunition to Jos, Plateau State.
Speaking when the Benue state command was handing over the suspect and the high calibre G3 rifle to the anti-narcotics body in Abuja, the Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Mohamed Buba Marwa promised to continue supporting efforts by other security agencies to restore law and order across the country.
“For us at NDLEA, we’ll continue to do our best with our highly dedicated officers and men to cut off accessibility to illicit drugs by criminal gangs by blocking the trafficking of these psychoactive and psychotropic substances.
”In doing this, we’ll not shy away from complementing the efforts of other security agencies, especially our armed forces in our collective bid to restore security and maintain law and order in all parts of the country.
”The three armed bandits were arrested by our officers on patrol in Malumfashi LGA of Katsina on Thursday 5th August, on their way from Igabi LGA of Kaduna state to Kankara LGA in Katsina for another devilish mission. A Toyota Corolla car with registration number Kaduna TRK 149 AE, three AK 47 rifles with magazines and ammunition, different types of charms, rings, cash and other items were recovered from them.
