Nigerian troops have arrested a group of suspected bandits who were allegedly found conducting patrols with AK-47 rifles in a local security patrol vehicle in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The suspects were intercepted by soldiers during a security operation in the area and subsequently taken into custody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a video currently circulating online, the arrested individuals were seen lying face-down on the ground with their hands bound, as soldiers questioned them about their activities and how they obtained the weapons in their possession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the questioning, one of the suspects, who spoke in Hausa and Nigerian Pidgin, alleged that both the patrol vehicle and the rifles were supplied by the Kwara State government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He claimed they had been operating in the area for some time under the pretext of carrying out patrol duties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have been here for quite a while. We are using the vehicle for patrol. Wallahi, na the truth I dey tell you,\u201d the suspect said in the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIlorin government na him give us this motor and the weapons. They were the ones that gave us the rifles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The suspect further alleged that the weapons were not collected personally by him but by their leader, whom he referred to as \u201cour oga,\u201d stressing that several individuals were involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are not the ones that collected the rifles; it was our oga that collected them. I know because I was with them. We go patrol many times with them, including oga Victor. All of them are involved. The weapons are theirs,\u201d he alleged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He repeatedly maintained that the rifles did not belong to them, swearing by God that the weapons were not privately owned by the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The video also captured other detainees, with their hands tied, repeatedly chanting religious phrases as the interrogation continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of the time of reporting, the Kwara State government has not released any official statement addressing the allegations made by the suspects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Similarly, the Nigerian Army has yet to issue a formal statement outlining the circumstances surrounding the arrest or verifying the claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watch the video below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n