Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Jigawa State have arrested one Salisu Mahmuda who was reportedly transporting firearms to Benue State.

The Deputy Commander of the NDLEA in Jigawa state, Oko Michael while confirming the incident in Dutse on Tuesday, told journalists that the operatives were on a normal operation around Jahun-Gujungu Road when the suspect was spotted and arrested.

“The suspect, identified as Salisu Mahmuda was arrested on Sunday, 4 January, 2018 with some three locally fabricated firearms (two locally made revolver pistols and one cut-to-size revolver rifle) with five rounds of live ammunition,” Michael said.

According to Oko, upon interrogation, the suspect said he was an indigene of Kaduna State and attended a school in Nasarawa State where he later indulged in the collection of discarded metals between Nasarawa and Benue States.

Mahmuda said two men of Tiv and Fulani ethnic nationalities respectively ordered for the firearms and he eventually found someone who fabricated the arms for him in Laraba village in Kano.

“I am able to come down here through a friend of mine whom we schooled together in Nasarawa. He is the one that led me to the man that manufactured the firearms in Laraba village,” Mahmuda said.

According to Michael, the suspect and the recovered items will soon be transferred to the State Police Command for further investigations.