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– The Nigerian police recovered a total of 6,000 AK-47 from live ammunition from a known gun group
– One of the suspects said that weapons had been smuggled from Burkina Faso and Ghana by vehicles
– The union sometimes concealed weapons in toys to allow them to cross unsuspecting police checkpoints
A member of a notorious smuggling syndicate that was arrested in Nigeria confessed to having sourced in Ghana and Burkina Faso.
The suspect, along with three other members of the union, were arrested with 38 kidnappers between May 25 and June 3, 2019.
Their names are Ojomo Adebowale Gbenga, 45, Oladimeji Adeogun, 50, Habib Musibau 24 and Thomas Olumuyiwa, 54.
One of the suspects said that weapons had been smuggled from Burkina Faso and Ghana by vehicles.
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He revealed that the weapons were generally hidden under the floor of vehicles, which were almost never checked at the various checkpoints.
"It's a deal. I am a shooter. I have been doing it for 15 years. I am not the one bringing arms to Nigeria. I have contacts in Burkina Faso and Ghana. They hide it in a vehicle, under the floor of the vehicle. Hidden to perfection, they sometimes use hides and skins that are more present in Burkina Faso and in the Saharan regions ", Ojomo Adebowale Gbenga said.
The Nigerian police recovered a total of 6,000 AK-47s from live ammunition.
The Force's public relations officer, PDP Frank Mba, said the investigations revealed that the union had specialized in the smuggling of arms and ammunition from North Africa via the Sahel region. supplying them to their criminal partners in Nigeria.
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According to Mba, 24 AK-47 rifles, four shotguns, 11 Danish pistols, 10 English pistols, two single-barreled pistols, an army camouflage set and 22 rounds were recovered from gangs in different regions from the country.
"Thirty-eight suspects have also been arrested for their various roles in various criminal operations ranging from abduction to armed robberies to banditry and theft of cattle", the policeman said.
This development follows many discussions in Ghana and the country's great warning about terror threats and kidnappings in Ghana.
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