Police Arrest 3 Gun Runners, Recover 2,000 Ammunition, 14 Guns In Benue
Police operatives have intercepted and dismantled a notorious arms supply syndicate responsible for arming bandits in Benue State and other states in the North-Central.
Those arrested were the main arms dealer Jacob Adikwu and his accomplices, Abubakar Isah and one Ibrahim.
Abubakar Isah was intercepted along Lafia–Makurdi expressway in possession of 3 AK47 rifles and 1002 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition.
The arrest followed actionable intelligence indicating an impending arms movement intended for distribution to bandits groups known to be terrorizing various communities in Benue State.
The police said the arms and ammunition were supplied by a notorious arms dealer, Jacob Adikwu, operating from Abinsi, Guma Local Government area of Benue State.
The 3 AK47 riffles and ammunition were to be delivered to one Dan Hassan, a bandit kingpin orchestrating deadly attacks against communities across Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Niger, and Kwara States.
The other suspect, Ibrahim aka Chelsea, who was arrested by the police, confessed that he sent N6.5 million to Adikwu for delivery of 2 AK47 rifles and 2,000 rounds of live ammunition.
He said he also paid N500,000 to construct a compartment in a Volkswagen vehicle to conceal the arms before transporting them to Kwara State.
“In a swift follow-up clearance operation, the operatives stormed Abinsi town and successfully apprehended Jacob Adikwu on 16th July 2025 and recovered three (3) AK-47 rifles, 220 rounds of live ammunition and a volkswagen car from his hideout.
“Further investigation carried out by the operatives on the 17th July 2025, led to the recovery of additional five (5) AK-47 rifles, one rocket launcher, and 1000 rounds of live ammunition from the same arms dealer.
“Efforts are being intensified to ensure Dan Hassan and other criminal elements responsible for terrorizing Benue State and other parts of the country are brought to book, while others in custody will have their day in court upon conclusion of investigation.”
On the 21st of June, 2025, operatives of the FID-IRT acting on credible intelligence on the activities of some bandits who participated in the Yelwata killings, stormed the hideout of the bandits in a forest at the boundary of Kardako, Nassarawa State and Yelwata in Benue State, a fierce gun duel ensued causing the bandits to flee with various degrees of gunshot injuries. 2 GPMG were recovered from their hideout in the process
