Crime and Law
Niger: Police arrest suspect with ammunition

Niger State Police Command says it has recovered a suspected stolen Toyota Hilux vehicle with registration number RBC 168 TJ, after it was allegedly abandoned by the roadside, along the Maje-Dikko Road area of the state.
In a statement, Police spokesman, Superintendent Wasiu Abiodun, said operatives attached to the Maje Division of the State Police Command moved to the scene and recovered the vehicle.
According to him, the vehicle was searched, and there was no document therein.
Abiodun assured that investigation is in progress at the Maje Division, emphasizing that the possible owner may come forward with necessary documents to prove ownership.
In another development, the Police Operation Flush patrol team, while on a routine stop and search at Imrat Junction, Bosso, intercepted a tricycle conveying five passengers from Sabon-Daga to Beji in the Bosso Local Government Area.
It stated further that when searched, one of the passengers named Mohammed Usman of Beji, was said to have been found in possession of a locally made revolver pistol, with four 9 mm live ammunition.
According to the police spokesman, during interrogation, the suspect allegedly claimed that he bought the pistol from a friend, identified as Abubakar, who had relocated to Nasarawa State, and said he bought it for his personal security.
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