Police Intercept Truck Load of Arms in Abuja – Thisday
August 26, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · View Comments
The police have intercepted a truck full of arms and ammunition at the Jabi Motor Park in Abuja. It is believed that the large cache of arms belongs to a faction of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) at the park, where there has been crisis for the past one month, THISDAY gathered.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Moshood Jimoh, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), confirmed the incident.
Not less than 36 people have been arrested and detained by the police. Jimoh said some of those arrested had been released on bail, while others had been remanded in custody.
An eyewitness told THISDAY that the truck was impounded around 10pm on Monday.
