A woman was arrested with 124 rounds of ammunition in a gallon of palm oil

A woman Hauwa Sani who was hiding 124 rounds of anti-craft ammunition in a gallon of palm oil has been arrested by operatives of the Katsina Police Command.

The Command through its Public Relations Office, Ramhan Nansel, in statement shared on X, said the suspect was arrested along with  a two-year-old child.

The statement said: “On 23/8/2024 at about 1710hrs, based on credible information, Police operatives attached to Keffi Division intercepted and got one Hauwa Sani ‘F’ alongside a 2 years old child of Doro village, Katsina state arrested.

“Consequently, one hundred and twenty-four (124) rounds of Anti Aircraft ammunition concealed in a gallon of palm oil, one Tecno mobile phone, and a cash sum of Seventy-eight thousand and five hundred Naira (#78,500) were recovered from the suspect as exhibit.

“Preliminary findings revealed that the suspect received supply of the ammunition at Rafin sanyi village of Doma Local government area of Nasarawa state, and concealed the items in a gallon of palm oil en route Katsina state before nemesis caught up with her.”