Get Guardian on GoogleOperatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Borno State Command, have arrested a suspected criminal, Musa Alhaji Karimu, and recovered a locally made pistol from him.
The command said that on November 9, 2026, at about 2:00 p.m., a team of police operatives attached to Balbaya Police Outstation in Bayo Local Council, while conducting a routine foot patrol at Balbaya Market, arrested Karimu, a resident of Gulani, on suspicion of unlawful possession of a firearm.
In a statement, the State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, said a search conducted on the suspect led to the recovery of a locally made pistol, which he could not give a satisfactory account of possessing.
He said the suspect was in police custody, while preliminary investigations were ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident and other relevant facts.
The Commissioner of Police, Borno State Command, Naziru Abdulmajid, assured residents of the command’s continued commitment to proactive policing and the protection of lives and property.
