The police in Anambra State, Nigeria’s South-east, have arrested an alleged supplier of food and bomb-making materials to gunmen in the state.
The police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
Mr Ikenga, a superintendent of police, said the suspect was arrested on Sunday during an “intelligent-driven routine patrol” along Pillar-Pole Area Aguata in Anambra State.
The police did not mention the name of the arrested suspect.
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The spokesperson said the suspect was initially intercepted carrying three bags of garri, a type of cassava flakes.
“Preliminary information reveals that the suspect was en route to a criminal camp to deliver groceries for consumption and the gunpowder for production of improvised explosives for the gang,” he said.
“The suspect is currently in custody and assisting the Police to arrest the other gang members.”
