Security forces have arrested a suspected arms trafficker, Mati Bagio, aged 34, and recovered a cache of weapons from his residence in Unguwan Galladima, Shika village, Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
According to a post on Friday by security analyst and counterinsurgency expert Zagazola Makama on X, the suspect was apprehended in the early hours of Thursday, following credible intelligence.
It was gathered that a team of operatives stormed the suspect’s residence at about 5:30 a.m. and arrested him without resistance.
Items recovered from the scene included: one AK-47 rifle, one fabricated AK-47 rifle, one pump-action gun, two fabricated pistols, two AK-47 magazines, two LAR rifle magazines, two fabricated AK-47 butts, four AK-47 rounds, ten pump-action cartridges, 80 pistol rounds, a machete, two torchlights, and an un-jam rod.
Security sources said the suspect is currently in custody and has begun providing useful information to investigators.
