Police nab suspected kidnapper attempting to purchase N1.6m AK-47 rifle

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Key context: <img width="1280" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Nigerian-police-e1673637860290-1280x720-1.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Nigerian-police-e1673637860290-1280x720-1.jpg 1280w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Nigerian-police-e1673637860290-1280x720-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Nigerian-police-e1673637860290-1280x720-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /><p>The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a suspected member of a kidnapping gang, identified as Sanda Aliyu, over an alleged plan to purchase an AK-47 rifle for N1.6 million in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state. Aliyu was arrested by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Section on August 3, 2026, following actionable intelligence that [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/13/police-nab-suspected-kidnapper-attempting-to-purchase-n1-6m-ak-47-rifle/">Police nab suspected kidnapper attempting to purchase N1.6m AK-47 rifle</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.