Police operatives in Bauchi have recovered 4 illegal firearms dumped in a polythene bag in Ningi, Bauchi State.
The firearms, hidden in a bag underground close to river Chika-Chika in Ningi, were not immediately traced to an individual or group.
However, communities in Ningi local government have come under armed men attacks recently.
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Confirming the development, the Spokesperson of Bauchi Police Command, Ahmed Mohammed Wakil said a suspicious polythene bag was sighted near River Chika-Chika and police operatives cordoned off the area and recovered the f assorted firearms.
He said three AK47 riffles; one AK49 riffle and nine empty magazines.
“The wider the trust and information-sharing gap between the Police and the citizens, the more we as a people inadvertently empower criminal elements to succeed in their evil plan to threaten our value for peace and security,” he said.
