Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a man suspected to be an arms supplier to a notorious kidnapping network operating around the Kwara-Kogi axis.
The suspect, Buba Lawal, a native of Okoloke Village in the Egbe area of Kogi State, was intercepted by local vigilante operatives on patrol in Oko community, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, while attempting to deliver ammunition to the kidnappers.
Lawal was reportedly moving suspiciously through the area when the vigilantes spotted him.
A search conducted on the spot led to the discovery of an AK-47 magazine loaded with eight rounds of live ammunition, carefully concealed on his body.
A source said he was subsequently handed over to the Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the Kwara State Police Command.
Confirming the arrest, the spokesperson of the Kwara State Police Command, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said that preliminary interrogation revealed Lawal was on a mission to deliver the ammunition to three suspected kidnappers identified as Shehu, Babi, and Ali, believed to be hiding in the dense forests along the Kwara-Kogi border.
According to Ejire-Adeyemi, the suspect confessed to working closely with the criminal gang, providing them with arms and logistical support that enabled several abductions and other criminal operations in the region.
