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 disclosed in a post shared on X on Thursday by security analyst, Zagazola Makama.
According to Makama, the arrests followed an intelligence-led patrol carried out by local vigilantes in the Bani area of the state at about 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
Makama said vigilante operatives, led by their commander in Bani, Taiye Abubakar, were on routine patrol when they sighted two men riding a Bajaj motorcycle and attempted to stop them.
“One of the suspects reportedly fled, while the other was arrested on the spot,” Makama wrote.
A search conducted on the arrested suspect led to the recovery of 54 rounds of live AK-47 ammunition.
The suspects were identified as Gero Mahamadu and Lawale Falike, said to be from communities around the Bani and Jebba axis.
During interrogation, the arrested suspect allegedly confessed that the ammunition was supplied by two other individuals and was to be delivered to another accomplice for a planned kidnapping operation.
The confession, Makama added, led to the arrest of another suspect linked to the case, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend other members of the syndicate who are currently at large.