The Bauchi State Police Command has recovered 23 illegal firearms and ammunition from miscreants in the state.
This is contained in a statement signed by the command’s Spokesman, SP Ahmed Wakil, a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Bauchi.
He said the command in its unrelenting efforts would continue to mop up illicit arms in the state.
“Recovered 23 illegal firearms from the hands of miscreants in the state, that include 9 AK47 rifles, 7 assorted locally-made firearms, 1 Light Assault Rifle (LAR) and 6 dane guns.
“Others are 18 rifle magazines, 87 rounds of live ammunition of different calibres were equally recovered, 22 rounds of live 7×62.51mm NATO ammunitions, 58 rounds of live 7×62.39mm and ammunition 7 9mm live ammunition.
“Recovery of dangerous weapons include 4 machetes, 1 knife, 3 military camouflages were equally recovered,” he said.
The spokesman further said the command has heightened water-tight security to guarantee the safety of life and property during the March 18 gubernatorial and state assembly elections.
According to him, this is in line with the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali’s commitment to ensure effective election security management during the upcoming polls.
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