Kaduna orders probe of rifles discovered in wrecked car

The Kaduna state government has ordered an investigation into the discovery of five locally made AK 47 rifles and a magazine in a car involved in an accident last week.

Samuel Aruwan, senior special assistant to the governor on media and publicity, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.

The accident, which involved two vehicles, occurred on the May 12, at Mazuga, Kachia local government area of the state.

Aruwan said the state government was briefed about the accident by the state sector command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).

Following the briefing, security agencies in the state were charged to ensure “thorough investigation and diligent prosecution”.

“On  May 15, 2017, the Kaduna state government received a brief from the Kaduna state sector command of FRSC on the discovery of weapons in a car that had been involved in an accident. The government has therefore directed a thorough investigation of the matter,” the statement read.

“According to Salisu Galadanci,  the sector head of operation, the FRSC on May 12, 2017 at about 1607 hours received information of an accident at Mazuga, KM10, Kachia-Kafanchan road and it quickly proceeded to the scene to rescue the victims.

“On reaching the scene, some people around the area had already started helping by bringing the victims out from the accident’s vehicles. Two vehicles were involved, an Audi Salon car AG 60MKR, one Opel Vectra car without registration. Of the seven persons involved in the accident, three died while four persons were rescued. Five locally-made AK47 rifles and a magazine were also recovered from the Audi car.

“The driver of the Audi, Sabo Goni, was among the rescued accident victims. All the victims were rushed to Kachia Hospital. Faruk Umar, the Kachia divisional police officer, was alerted about the discovery of five rifles in the Audi car. The recovered arms have since been handed over to Kachia DPO for further investigation.

“The Kaduna state government commends Mazuga community for reporting the matter to security agencies and for preserving the recovered arms till the arrival of security agencies.”