FCT Police Raid Bandits Hideout, Recover Two Galil Rifles, Ammunition in Madam Forest

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has recovered two AR Galil rifles and live ammunition from a suspected bandit hideout in Dajin Madam Forest, located between Plateau and Bauchi states.

In a statement signed by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said the recovery followed a follow-up operation conducted on August 2, 2026, by operatives of the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit based on intelligence obtained during investigations into an alleged arms supply network.

The operation was linked to the arrest of four suspects earlier paraded by the Command on July 11 for allegedly supplying arms, ammunition and illicit substances to bandits.

Recovered firearms

According to the SP Adeh, one of the suspects, identified as Musbahu Ishaq, provided information that led investigators to the forest hideout allegedly used by the criminal syndicate.

Investigators reportedly established that Ishaq obtained arms and ammunition from one Rabiu Hassan and subsequently supplied them to Baba Alhaji Sanusi, described by the Police as a suspected bandit kingpin who is currently at large and believed to be hiding in a forest in Katsina State.

A search of the hideout led to the recovery of two AR Galil rifles, two magazines and live rounds of .223-calibre ammunition concealed inside the forest hideout.

The Police said investigations are ongoing to apprehend other members of the syndicate, recover additional weapons linked to the network and prosecute the suspects upon completion of investigations.

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The FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, PhD, reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to intelligence-led policing and sustained operations against kidnapping, banditry and organised crime.

He urged residents to continue providing credible and timely information to the Police, assuring them that efforts would continue until members of the criminal network are brought to justice.