No fewer than pump-action automatic guns were recovered from an arms-running syndicate busted by men of the Anambra State Police Command.
This information was contained in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Tochukwu Ikenga who said the operation was carried out in Onitsha.
The police image maker said the dealer, who he described as a major arms dealer, dealing illegally in prohibited firearms, was also arrest by the police squad.
The terse press release stated that, “The breakthrough followed weeks of intensive surveillance by operatives of the command.
“A total of 23 automatic pump action guns and 625 live cartridges were recovered.
“So far, three suspects have been arrested in Onitsha while investigation is being expanded.”
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Ikenga quoted the Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye as commending the operatives involved in the operation, saying that the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, also provided guidance throughout the duration of the operation.
In another news, a young man, Chidera Keneth, believed to be a student of Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, has drowned in Umuchime River in Umuahia.
The student, who was said to be the only male child of his parents, drowned in the river, weekend while trying to ‘cool off’ during a hot afternoon, with some of his friends who came with him for a swimming expedition.
It was gathered that Chidera did not understand the tide and depth of the river before jumping in to swim.
He was said to have hailed from Uzuakoli in Bende LGA of the State before his fatal end.
Though, the State Police Command and the authorities of the Abia State Polytechnic are yet to confirm the death of the student, his lifeless body has so far been brought out of the river.