Police Arrest Two Suspects, Recover Locally Made Arms in Plateau

The Plateau State Police Command has arrested two suspects and recovered three locally made firearms along with ammunition in separate operations across the state.

Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Alfred Alabo, in a statement on Wednesday, said the first arrest took place on August 4, 2025, when a patrol team from Kaduna-Vom Division intercepted a motorcycle during a stop-and-search operation around 9:00 p.m. The rider, identified as 24-year-old Mark Ibrahim Dalyop of Sabon Layi Kuru, was found in possession of two locally made rifles while travelling from Vom to Kuru.

In a separate operation on August 11, detectives from Nassarawa Gwong Division, acting on credible intelligence, arrested 26-year-old Moses Aliyu of Fwave Chiki, Rayfield. He was apprehended in an uncompleted building at Kwanga, where a locally fabricated revolver pistol and a 9mm live round were recovered from him.

Alabo said the suspects are in custody at the State Criminal Investigation Department and will be charged to court after investigations are concluded.

The Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Olugbemiga Adesina, reiterated the command’s commitment to a safer Plateau, warning criminal elements to desist from unlawful acts or face the full weight of the law.