Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested one Taimako Mato, a suspected weapon handling instructor for the Boko Haram terrorist group.
Also arrested alongside Taimako are John Danladi, Mohammed Munkail, Manasseh William, and Muhammadu Haddi.
The information of the arrest was disclosed through a statement by the force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi in Abuja.
The spokesperson said the suspects are members of a gunrunning syndicate operating in Bauchi and Plateau states.
“The suspects, identified as Taimako Mato ‘m’, John Danladi ‘m’, Mohammed Munkail ‘m’, Manasseh William ‘m’ and Muhammadu Haddi ‘m’, were arrested with 1 PKT machine gun, 40 rounds of 37.2mm and 95 rounds of 62mm cartridge ammunition,” the statement reads.
“The leader of the syndicate, Taimako Mato, was a weapon handling instructor at a Boko Haram camp who procures these prohibited weapons and passes them on to the other members of the syndicate to sell to various buyers,” he explained.
The force spokesperson said the police would not relent in ensuring that crimes are reduced to the barest minimum in the country.
