From Taiye Joseph, Ilorin
Police operatives in Kwara State, have recovered two serviceable AK-47 rifles, three magazines and 42 rounds of live ammunition during a stop-and-search operation in Ilorin, leading to the uncovering of a suspected gun-running network.
The firearms were recovered from a bag found inside a commercial vehicle along the Alapa–Okolowo axis of Ilorin, according to a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Kwara State
The police said a 30-year-old suspect, identified as Umaru M., initially denied ownership of the bag containing the weapons but later admitted to conveying the firearms and ammunition.
According to the Command, further investigation led to information allegedly linking Umaru to another suspect, identified as Dan Yarubawa, who reportedly gave him the weapons for onward delivery to a person identified as Dahiru outside Kwara State.
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The police said efforts had been intensified to apprehend the other suspects and establish the full extent of the suspected gun-running network.
The development is in line with the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu’s emphasis on proactive policing, intelligence-led operations and sustained efforts to disrupt criminal activities.
The Commissioner of Police in Kwara, CP Adekimi Ojo, said the Command would continue to take proactive measures to protect lives and property across the state.
He said, “The Command remains resolute in its commitment to protecting lives and property and will not relent in taking proactive measures to identify and disrupt threats to public safety.”
Ojo also urged residents to support the police by providing timely and credible information that could assist ongoing security operations.
