The Kwara State Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers and recovered 54 rounds of live AK-47 ammunition during a security operation in the state.
The development was contained in a post shared on X on Thursday by security analyst Zagazola Makama.
According to Makama, the arrests followed an intelligence-led patrol by local vigilantes in the Bani area of Kwara State at around 11.30am on Tuesday.
Makama revealed that surveillance operatives, led by their commander in Bani, Taiye Abubakar, were on routine patrol when they saw two men riding a Bajaj motorcycle and attempted to stop them.
“One of the suspects reportedly fled, while the other was arrested at the scene,” Makama wrote.
A search conducted on the arrested suspect led to the recovery of 54 rounds of AK-47 live ammunition from his possession.
The suspects were identified as Gero Mahamadu and Lawale Falike, both from communities situated around the Bani and Jebba axis.
During interrogation, the arrested suspect allegedly confessed that the ammunition had been supplied by two other individuals and was to be delivered to another accomplice for a planned kidnapping operation.
Following the confession, security officials arrested another suspect linked to the case, while efforts are underway to locate the remaining suspects who are currently at large.