NDLEA Arrests Two With Pistol In Nasarawa 

The Nasarawa State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Peter Onche-Odaudu, said the agency arrested two suspects on the Keffi-Nasarawa Road for illegal firearm possession.

He disclosed this during a press conference in Lafia on Friday.

According to Onche-Odaudu, officers from the Keffi Area Command of the agency on patrols on Keffi-Nasarawa Road on October 28, 2023, intercepted a commercial vehicle for a routine stop-and-search.

“During the search, two suspects, Abdulrahman Sani, 20 years old, and Ibrahim Usman, 20 years old, were apprehended while en route to Nasarawa-Toto. They were found in possession of a locally made pistol and one cartridge, concealed in a black polythene bag,” he said.

Onche-Odaudu added that the suspects claimed they had been given the firearm by one Sani in Tashan Yaro, Katsina State, with instructions to deliver it to a certain Babangida in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.

The suspects were informed that Babangida would provide them with N200,000, which they were to share between themselves.

“They acknowledged that they were aware that the firearm in their possession is illegal,” he stated.

The state commander noted that the suspects would be transferred to the police for further investigation and appropriate legal action.

Onche-Odaudu emphasized that the agency has a solid track record of collaboration with other security agencies and has consistently fulfilled its responsibilities. “In support of this inter-agency collaboration, for example, between 2022 and 2023 alone, at least four suspects have been transferred from us to the Nigerian Police Force,” he added.