Kwara: Police arrest four suspects over illegal firearms

Police operatives in Kwara State have arrested four suspects over alleged illegal firearms possession.

The police intercepted a cache of illegal firearms and arrested the four suspects during a routine stop-and-search operation along Sabongida Road.

According to sources, on 11 December 2025 at about 0845 hours, operatives from Jebba Division apprehended Musa Mohammed and Musa Abdullahi, both residents of Saorami, Masegun LGA, Niger State.

The suspects were found in possession of six locally made AK-47 rifles, one pump-action gun, four cartridges, and one expended AK-47 round concealed inside a bag.

Interrogation revealed that the firearms were intended for delivery to two other suspects, Mohammad Umoru and Magin Isah of Shonga, who were subsequently arrested.

All four suspects have been handed over to the IRT operatives on special duties in Kwara State for further investigation, according to reliable security sources.