Two persons, Hayatu Galadima, and Hamisu Adamu have been arrested in Abuja for alleged conveying drugs, ammunition, and communication equipment to bandits in Kaduna State.
Spokesperson of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
It said the duo were arrested by a patrol team of NDLEA officers along Gwagwalada expressway, Abuja on Friday.
The statment said Hayatu Galadima, however, claimed to be a Lance Corporal in the Nigerian Army, serving in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Items recoveredfrom them, according to Babafemi, include 21 RLA 7.45mm ammunition concealed in a water bottle; 16 packs of new two-way radio (Walkie talkie); four army coloured head masks; wallet containing army ID card, 1USD, 2 FCMB, 1 First Bank, 1 Ecobank, 1 UBA, 1 Skye Bank ATM cards; wraps of cannabis Sativa; tablets of tramadol; three MTN, two 9mobile and one airtel sim cards packs; one iPhone 12 pro; one Samsung A31; and one Nokia phones; seven Nigerian Army pass letters; five handbags and one bag containing personal belongings, as well as a gallon of palm oil.
The suspects claimed they were taking the exhibits to Kaduna and Kano.
”However, preliminary investigation indicated that the suspects may have contact with bandits in the North West and were possibly moving the ammunition and the two-way radios to bandits who are presently excommunicated due to the suspension of telecommunications services in Zamfara, Sokoto and Kaduna states,” statement said.
Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Buba Marwa, has directed the FCT Command of the agency, which made the arrest to transfer the suspects to authorities of the Nigerian Army and another intelligence agency, which had earlier placed the two men on its watch list, for further investigation.
