Serving police officer, others arrested with firearm, hard drugs in Nassarawa

Serving police officer, others arrested with firearm, hard drugs in Nassarawa

By: Zagazola Makama

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a serving police constable and two other suspects for alleged possession of a firearm and hard drugs during a raid on black spots in Keffi.

According to a police sources, the arrest was made at about 7:00 p.m. on June 18, during a coordinated operation by the Surveillance Patrol Team targeting criminal hideouts in the area.

“The team intercepted three men riding a TVS motorcycle without registration number. Upon conducting a search, one locally made pistol, two live cartridges, and substances suspected to be hard drugs, specifically ice, were recovered,” said the sources.

He identified the suspects as John Emmanuel, attached to 21 Police Mobile Force (PMF) Nyanya, FCT; Jonathan Ezekiel, of Anguwan Zakara, Keffi; and Mohammed Adamu.

Sources said preliminary investigations suggest a possible case of criminal conspiracy and illegal possession of a firearm.

The sources added that the suspects would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation and possible prosecution.

Serving police officer, others arrested with firearm, hard drugs in Nassarawa