Operatives of the Delta State Command have arrested one Jemila Abubakar and Ahmed Ibrahim (31) over the alleged peddling of ammunition in the state.
The female suspect was reportedly arrested with N550,000 concealed in her handbag.
The command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, said the female suspect, Jemila, was arrested at the Conoil Filling Station, Warri-Patani Road, Effurun, while Ahmed was arrested at Ekpan, Uvwie Local Government Area of the State.
He said upon Jemila’s arrest, officers discovered N550,000 neatly concealed in her bag, which is suspected to be proceeds from illicit transactions.
He explained that her confession led to the arrest of a notorious arms peddler, Ahmed Ibrahim, who had been on the command’s watch list.
A search on Ahmed led to the recovery of a bag containing 115 rounds of 7.63mm AK-47 live ammunition, 220 rounds of SMG rifle ammunition, and 32 live cartridges.
Bright said preliminary investigations revealed that Ahmed is a key supplier of weapons to bandit groups in the North and has long been on the command’s watch list for his alleged role in several high-profile kidnapping and armed-robbery operations.