Oyo State Police command, on Friday, revealed that it has arrested two illegal transborder ammunition traffickers.
The command made this known in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade.
The statement was made available to DAILY POST on Friday.
Ayanlade said the two suspects, identified as Isiaka Dare and Taiwo Ayodabo, were arrested in Saki town.
He said the suspects operate across international terrain, trafficking ammunition illegally from the Republic of Benin into Nigeria through unauthorized border routes.
Ayanlade said, “In furtherance of this commitment, operatives of the Command Monitoring Unit, Saki Operation Base, acting on credible and actionable intelligence, executed a coordinated intelligence-led operation which led to the arrest of two suspected international gun runners.
“The suspects, identified as Isiaka Dare ‘m’, aged 35 years, and Taiwo Ayodabo ‘m’, aged 33 years, both of Tede, were apprehended at Budo Mosalasi, Saki.
“Corroborating this intelligence, operatives recovered one hundred and five (105) packets of pump-action cartridges concealed in four (4) jerry cans/kegs, with each packet containing twenty-five (25) cartridges, amounting to a total of two thousand six hundred and twenty-five (2,625) cartridges.
“Two unregistered motorcycles believed to have been used for the illegal transportation and distribution of the ammunition were equally recovered.
“The suspects have confessed to the crime and are currently assisting investigators in unravelling the wider transnational network and identifying other accomplices involved in the illicit trade”.
Oyo police arrest 2 illegal transborder ammunition traffickers
