Haruna Yusuf, a 38-year-old police officer, has been arrested for allegedly selling arms to suspected cult gangs in Kwara State.
He was apprehended alongside six Aiye Confraternity members who were responsible for violent criminal attacks in Omu Aran and surrounding communities.
Until his arrest, the police sergeant was assigned to the Traffic Section of the Omu Aran Divisional Police Station.
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He admitted to stealing the weapons from a former police station officer.
An Inspector-General of Police Response Team operatives were reportedly working to prevent an attack on the state by suspected cult members when one of the suspects was apprehended,
His arrest resulted in the discovery of other members of his group, as well as the eventual arrest of the serving policeman, who sold arms to them for the operation.
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