Police Recover Two AK-47 Rifles, Ammunition From Hoodlums In Kaduna

The Police in Kaduna State have hit hard at hoodlums in the state.

The police recovered two AK-47 rifles each loaded with 30 rounds of ammunition.

The arms were recovered from criminals fleeing from the police.

The spokesperson of the Kaduna Police Command, DSP Muhammad Jalige, explained that “on July 18, 2023, about 2205hrs, the operatives of the Kaduna Police Command while on routine patrol along Hukunyi-Danja Road, a border between Kaduna and Katsina states sighted two persons riding a motorcycle in a very suspicious manner.

“The situation prompted the patrol team to give them a hot pursuit and on sensing danger, they immediately ran into the nearby forest to avoid being apprehended.”

He further explained that as a result, the luggage of the hoodlums fell off the bike, stressing that when the said luggage was searched, two AK-47 rifles loaded with 30 rounds of live ammunition each were recovered.