The 27 men from the northern part of Nigeria with 19 local guns and other dangerous weapons who were arrested by the police at Nsukka (Thursday night) for unlawful possession of fire arms were hunters, and have no link to the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, Sunday Trust learnt from a reliable police source.
Our reporter learnt that upon arresting the men, the traditional ruler of Adani Community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State was actually contacted and he confirmed that the men, among them a 70-year-old man, were hunters who went on expedition. The men were armed with axes, long knives and other harmful objects.

It was gathered that the last time the hunters visited the town on similar expedition was about three years ago, and that they usually settled at a camp in Adani, although they are still under police custody.

“The security situation in the country now does not permit one to carry guns about from one state to another since that will create more tension plus the already existing tension the land,” said the source.

The Nsukka Division of Enugu State Police Command had Thursday night arrested 25 persons and their two drivers, including local guns, which they concealed in bags of fertilizer with axes and long matchets. The suspects were reportedly traveling from Zamfara state with a bus bearing Zamfara state government number plate Thursday night when they were intercepted by the police at Nsukka.

The Divisional Police Officer at the Nsukka police station, who drove away reporters, and prevented them from taking pictures of the suspects, however, quoted to have said that the suspects were hunters who were traveling from Zamfara on a hunting expedition to settle in Enugu, and not actually members of the Islamic sect.

Our reporter gathered that a powerful team of police had been sent from Enugu Police Command to transfer the case and suspects to the state police Headquarters at Enugu for further screening. “The state government does not want to take chances,” the source said.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Ebere Amaraizu, who confirmed the incident said the Hausas were “really intercepted on their way from Zamfara, they were coming to settle in Enugu. They had den guns for hunting and not terrorism adventures.”

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