Operatives
of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Benue State police command
have uncovered a factory where locally made firearms, particularly short
guns, are produced.
A man described by the police as a
specialist and manufacturer of deadly arms, identified as Sunday Odoh,
was arrested in a surprise raid launched by the police on the depot at
about 6.am, Sunday.
Sources hinted that the raid on the
factory located in a dingy area along Orokam in Ogbadibo Local
Government Area of the state, followed intelligence reports.
Confirming the discovery, the Public
Relations Officer of the state police command, ASP Moses Yamu, said
several items including a machine used for constructing guns, various
sizes of pipes, gun accessories, and empty shells of cartridges were
recovered from the scene.
“The suspect is in custody and
investigation is in progress. It is a major breakthrough in our efforts
at checkmating the proliferation of arms and ammunition within the
society and Benue State in particular,” he remarked yesterday on
telephone.
Credit: Sun
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