A police sergeant with the Counter Terrorist Unit in Maiduguri, Borno State, has been arrested in Barkin Ladi, Plateau State, for allegedly selling ammunition to cattle rustlers and other criminals, a report by DailyPost has revealed.
It was gathered that Sgt. Zakariah John was caught selling a round of 7.62MM Special Ammunition to a suspected rustler.
Most of the attacks and killings in Barkin Ladi, Riyom, Mangu and Bassa councils have been linked to proliferation of small arms and light weapons.
Media Officer of Operation Safe Haven Maj. Adam Umar, who paraded the suspects yesterday, said: “We have in our custody a serving police sergeant – Sgt. Zakariah John – and a suspected rustler – Sani Muhammed – both of whom are suspected to be gun runners.
“We also have in our custody Patrick Choji and Yakubu Davou who were arrested for illegal possession of firearms. We have 10 suspects in all but with various offenses, ranging from rustling, robbery, impersonation and gun running.
“They were arrested from various spots, some from Jos North, Jos South, Barkin Ladi and Nasarawa State.
“Victor Davou and Joshua Dagwom are suspected to be part of those who rustled cows in Fan district of Barkin Ladi before the attacks last month, though we are still investigating to ascertain their level of involvement.”
Narrating how the suspects were arrested, Umar said: “As we intensified our investigations following the June 23 incident, we arrested one of the rustlers and he confessed that a policeman supplies him ammunition. So he was told to ask for another supply.
“We took the suspect to the meeting point, laid an ambush, and the supplier appeared – he supplied 180 rounds of 7.62MM special. Each round of ammunition was sold for N450. It used to be N400 but according to the supplier, scarcity of the product forced him to increase the price.
“That was how the suspect was arrested and upon interrogation, we discovered he is a police sergeant serving with the Counter Terrorist Unit in Maiduguri. “This discovery will help in reducing the proliferation of arms in these troubled areas.”

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Those entrusted with the protection and safety of Nigeria and Nigerians, are the ones endangering us for their own selfish reasons.

This discovery is very significant

This is Nigeria. Everybody is a ............

Nigerian police force is full of his kind.


I think tough punishment will resset their brain for better.

before nko where do criminals get their weapons from

We hear una.. So Politicians are no longer to blame abi. .

chiommy123:
before nko where do criminals get their weapons from

And SARS will overlook this one

End time soldier

Observing

Corruption is a disease!!!!

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I'm not surprised. Some Nigeria police are just useless..

Dem wan use am do scape goat.

Why hasn't the Govt arrested the fulani herdsmen

Too Bad... Only God Can Protect Us

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Can we blame Buhari for this?

Na them...

This is Nigeria



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Sgt. Zakariah John – and a suspected rustler – Sani Muhammed[size=14pt][/size]

Shelumiel:
Those entrusted with the protection and safety of Nigeria and Nigerians, are the ones endangering us for their own selfish reasons.

na so e be for zoo

pluck outta his eyes socket

blood sucker nah dem

we hope a follow up will take effect with the full weight of the law coming on the serving police officer. i pray we seethe end. since their are not perceived enemy of.........

Na dem dem we know that already
But nothing will come out of it

Nonyofor35:
Can we blame Buhari for this?

You can easily blame abacha yeye things

They are arresting rustlers & robbers,
but are not arresting mass killers.

Does it mean that the killers have
political & presidential immunity ?

APC & chasing of shadows are like 5 & 6.

Those are not Fulani. Gradually the truth is coming out.

The investigation is good

I hv sumtin meaninful tu say
concernin dz bt since mi likz
are jxt 2or3 no nid

Empty his own AK47 into his yansh and let him go...




oh wait...

Things like this cannot but happen when th e government refused to pay the police men their allowances for months.
Am not trying to justify his corruption but a harsh working condition festers corruption.