May 12, (THEWILL) – One of the Councilors in Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Abdul Adamu Kinkiba, has been arrested with AK-47 riffle by security operatives stationed around Galadimawa axis of Giwa Local Government of the State.
Kinkiba was reportedly arrested with an AK-47 close to a den of the bandits terrorising residents.
Sources told Daily Trust that the councillor was carrying the gun on a motorcycle when he was intercepted.
According to a vigilante source, Kinkiba said the gun was given to him by somebody who he could not remember his name.
“He said he was told that the gun was meant for the convoy of someone. According to him, he was instructed to park immediately after the bridge near Galadimawa forest (a known hideout of bandits), where somebody would collect the gun”, the source said, adding that the suspect has been taken to the Kaduna State Police Command headquarters for further interrogation.
The chairman of Soba local government area, Engineer Suleiman Yahaya Richifa, confirmed that the suspect is the councilor representing Kinkiba ward in the council.
He, however, declined to speak further, adding, “I’m in serious grief about the news. Please allow me to overcome my shock.”
