The police command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) says it arrested a wanted alleged notorious supplier of logistics and ammunition to bandits, kidnappers and terrorists.
The FCT Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi, said this during a news conference on Friday in Abuja.
Sanusi said the suspect who had been on the wanted list of the command since 2023, was arrested following a strategic intelligence-led operations by operatives of the command.
According to him, the suspect was tracked and arrested on Tuesday while on transit along the Abuja-Kaduna highway.
He said that 81 rounds of 7.62mm live AK-47 amunition and 100 rounds of 7.62mm belted amunition for a General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) were revovered from the suspect during the operation.
The CP also said that the arrest of the suspect who had also been on the wanted list of other security agencies in several North Central states also led to the arrest of his sister.
“The arrested sister of the suspect, happened to be the wife of another wanted bandit, terrorising, Kaduna and Niger states and currently at large.
“She has also been involved in the supply of ammunition to her brother for onward sale to terrorists and bandits,” the FCT commissioner of police said.