Police operatives in Zamfara have arrested eight suspected suppliers of ammunition, military uniforms, motorcycles and foodstuffs to bandits in the state, IgbereTV reports
The spokesman for the state police command, Muhammad Shehu, told journalists on Saturday in Gusau that the suspects were arrested by the police tactical squad in Gusau and Tsafe local government areas of the state.
Shehu said five of the suspects specialized in providing information, supplying military camouflage and ammunition to the bandits.
He added that the suspects had also successfully negotiated and delivered several sums as ransom from families to the kidnappers for a commission