Residents of Gusau, Zamfara State,
were on Tuesday thrown into confusion following the discovery of
assorted arms and ammunition in a serving lawmaker’s house (names
withheld) by police officers.
*Police Officers
A source, who spoke on condition of
anonymity, said the discovery comprised several AK47 rifles, boxes of
live ammunition and several cans of teargas. He further revealed that a
grenade was also discovered in the lawmaker’s other house at Tsafe town.
He said that the news of the findings in
Gusau and neighbouring Tsafe town, sparked pandemonium, resulting in
gridlock traffic as motorists and residents were scampering for safety.
The source said that the raid was believed to
have followed a tip-off, adding that some persons that were arrested by
the police in Kano State confessed that they keep their arms and
ammunition in a lawmaker’s house in Zamfara.
“We learnt that it was based on this
revelation that the security operatives stormed his two houses in Tsafe
town and Takama in Gusau metropolis” the source said.
It was also gathered that the development
followed the questioning of one of the chieftain of the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC) by security operatives last month over his
alleged ties with cattle rustlers in the state.
Meanwhile, when the lawmaker was contacted,
he said he had given a written statement to the police when he was
invited for questioning, noting that he has nothing more to say.
DSP Lawal Abdullahi, the state police
spokesperson confirmed the incident, and revealed that the raid was
carried out by a special police team from Abuja, and declined answering
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