From Our Correspondent
The Police Command in Delta State has arrested three suspected gun runners in the state, according to its Spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe.
Edafe told newsmen, on Wednesday, in Warri that the Command’s operatives arrested the suspects, on Tuesday, in Warri South LGA.
He said the operatives, led by ASP Julius Robinson, were drafted to curtail criminal activities in Ughelli and its environs.
He said the command achieved the feat following a confession by one of the suspects earlier arrested with a fabricated AK-47 rifle.
The suspect was nabbed at Ekpan Community, Uvwie Local Government of the state.
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Edafe said that one of the suspects usually concealed and conveyed the arms from Plateau to Delta.
He informed that the suspects had admitted to the crime.
“They are currently in police custody while the investigation is ongoing,” the spokesperson added.
He said the Commissioner of Police, Mr Olufemi Abaniwonda, appealed to residents to always provide the Police with useful information on suspicious happenings in their neighbourhood.
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