The Nasarawa state police command says it has arrested 17 suspected political thugs for various offences in the recently concluded election in the state.
Ramhan Nansel, police spokesperson in the state, said on Sunday that the suspects were arrested with arms and ammunition.
Nansel said some of the suspects were brought in from Imo and the federal capital territory (FCT) to disrupt the gubernatorial election in the state.
He said despite the warning from the commissioner of police in the state against importing thugs to interrupt the electoral process, some politicians still brought criminal elements through its borders.
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Nansel added that a Toyota pickup van and a Toyota Siena SUV loaded with suspected political thugs were intercepted by the military in Umaisha, Toto LGA of the state, on the eve of the guber poll.
“A thorough search was conducted on them where two English pump action guns, nine locally fabricated guns, 20 live cartridges, 24 handsets of different brands, two unregistered vehicles, 15 pairs of desert booths, a bag containing belt, bulletproof jackets, etc were found,” Nansel said.
The paraded suspects have been identified as Aaron Samson, Tijani Jemba, Abdullahi Salihu, Usman Abubakar, Abdulahi Usman, Mohammed Abdulahi, Babangida Mohammed Kasimu A. Danladi, Saidu A. Suleiman, Salihu Abdulkareem, Shamsudeen Abubakar, Usman Murtala, Mohammed Sule, Huseini Elhag, James Emeka, Idris Abdullazeez and Ibrahim Alhassan.
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Nansel said the suspects would be charged in court upon the completion of an investigation.
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