Troops of the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), have arrested a Police Sergeant with 370 rounds of ammunition in Plateau.
OPSH spokesman, Maj. Ishaku Takwa, disclosed this in a statement in Jos.
He said the suspect was arrested on Thursday afternoon at a checkpoint in Werreng community; Barkin Ladi local government area of the state.
Takwa said the police sergeant, who was in a vehicle with a 60-year-old man, had attempted to escape.
“Our troops this afternoon intercepted a police sergeant and one other suspect with 370 rounds of ammunition. The ammunition was concealed in a Toyota Pathfinder jeep with registration number LGT 772 JN.
“Luck ran out of the suspects when the driver attempted to maneuvre the military check point located at Werreng along Barkin Ladi-Jos road. Unfortunately, their car hit the barricade at the check point which resulted in the death of one of them,” he said.
The OPSH spokesman said preliminary investigation revealed that the man who drove the vehicle “is serving with the police traffic department.”
He also said the remains of the deceased accomplice had been handed over to the authorities.
“The body of the deceased had been handed over to the police while the other suspect is currently undergoing interrogation,” he said.
Takwa said other items recovered from the suspects included a Toyota Pathfinder vehicle, N205, 000, an empty case of ammunition, one Dagger, a torch and three Tecno phones.
The others were a national Identity card, three wraps of substance suspected to be cannabis and a bag containing clothing materials.
He added that the surviving suspect would be handed over to the police for prosecution after a full investigation.
