The troops of 37 Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Demonstration Battalion intercepted and arrested three suspected gunrunners along Kauya–Old Afaka–Sabon Birni Road area in Igabi LGA of Kaduna State.
The suspects: Yakubu Jibril, 45; Abubakar Yahaya, 45; and Isiya Sani, 30, driving a black Golf 4 car with registration number Abuja YAB 385 K7, were arrested with a large cache of arms and ammunition suspected to be meant for criminals in the bush.
Items recovered include: AK-47 rifles, live rounds, 54 rounds of 5.56 x 45mm (NATO) ammunition, 17 magazines, four GSM handsets, one magazine carrier, one machete, some charms, one MTN Wi-Fi modem, suspected illicit substances, tyre cold patch materials, as well as a cash sum of N365,600, among others.
The suspects are presently in custody for further interrogation and investigation.
