Nasarawa police nab woman with 124 rounds of ammunition sealed inside palm oil
Policemen attached to the Nasarawa State Police Command in the Keffi Division have arrested a woman, Hauwa Sani, alongside a two-year-old child, with sophisticated weapons.
The Nasarawa Police Public Relations Officer, Ramhan Nansel, made this disclosure in a statement made available to journalists on Saturday that 124 rounds of anti-aircraft ammunition concealed in a gallon of palm oil were recovered from the suspect.
He said the operation was carried out on Friday when the operatives intercepted the suspect, a resident of Doro village, Katsina State.
According to the PPRO, a preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect received the supply of ammunition at Rafin Sanyi village in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
He said the suspected criminal “concealed the items in a gallon of palm oil en route to Katsina State before nemesis caught up with her.”
The police spokesman explained that the Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Umar Shehu Nadada, has ordered the transfer of the suspect and exhibit to the Force Intelligence Department, Force Headquarters, Abuja, for further investigation.
