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Soldier Caught Supplying Guns to Kidnappers in Abuja

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A soldier attached to the Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment in Tungan-Maje in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) for allegedly hiring out and selling guns to kidnappers.

The soldier was arrested after an operation carried out last week around Dankogi Park in Zuba, in collaboration with members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria in the area.

According to a vigilante source, the DSS from Gwagwalada office sought the assistance of the local security group in Zuba to arrest the suspect based on previous arms deal allegations against him.

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“It was learnt that the suspect, in the first deal, had allegedly hired out a gun for a kidnap operation for N300,000. Then in the second instance, they contacted him for another deal and he demanded N200,000 which the kidnappers allegedly paid, but he failed to produce the gun.’’

The source said when the kidnappers, who have been in the DSS custody, made the allegation against the soldier, a sting operation was planned against him.

The source said;

“So they contacted him for another deal to supply them with AK-47s to buy at the cost of N3 million. We went to the agreed site on the delivery day here in Zuba, and took position.

“He arrived at the scene in his car to present the arm, and that was the time we came out and caught him with the gun well wrapped.’’

It was also gathered that an AK-47 rifle, as well as a fully loaded magazine with 30 rounds of ammunition, was found inside one of the safe compartments of his car.

We drove him to our office where a document was signed with the DSS and handed him over to them,’’ the source added

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