A 33 year old man, Musa Adamu, is currently cooling his heels in one of the cells of the Adamawa State Police Command over allegation of being in possession of firearms.
Adamu, who hails from Taraba State but resides in Mayo Belwa Local Government Area, Adamawa State was apprehended with 4 AK-47 rifles without license.
He was among the 9 suspects arrested and paraded at the police headquarters on Thursday, in connection to armed robbery, kidnapping and illegal possession of firearms.
He told the Spokesman of the Command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, during interrogation that he was nabbed with the weapons, but said it was somebody who gave him to keep it for him.
He narrated that he relocated to Adamawa State and repented from kidnapping, and that he was directed to trail and arrest armed robbers.
According to him, when one of their gang who is from Bauchi State but resides in Adamawa State heard that he had repented from the act, he called and told him that he wanted to meet and surrender his gun.
He disclosed the man and one other known as Ahmadu came and surrendered 4 AK-47 rifles without ammunition to him and regretted his failure to arrest them.
Adamu, further narrated that he was arrested by the security in Gombi LGA on the day he was given the weapons by.
He confessed that he was a kidnapper and that they had abducted 2 people in Taraba, 2 in Numan and Mayo Belwa LGA respectively, but insisted that he had since repented and swore never to engage into it again.
The Spokesman extended the commendation of the Commissioner of Police, Afolabi Babatola Adeniyi, to the operatives of the Command attached to Crack Squad and Gombi Local Hunters for arresting the suspects.
He assured of the readiness of the Command towards ensuring the prosecution of the accused persons upon completion of investigation, and appealed to the general public to support the Command in fighting crime.
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