The Nigeria Police Force says its operatives busted an illegal weapons manufacturing factory on the 11th of January at Tse Akamabe Area of Kwande LGA, Benue State, as well as a house of a cultist in Delta, and arrested 2 suspect for murders in Kebbi State in sting operations.
It was gathered that during the operation that led to the discovery of an illegal weapons manufacturing factory in Benue State, two suspects namely Friday Aduduakambe, and Iorwashima Iornyume alias “AK” were arrested.
A coordinated search of the factory led to the recovery of 9 locally fabricated pistols, 1 locally fabricated Ak47 riffle (unfinished), 2 gas cylinders, 4 vise machines, 1 filing machine and numerous other weapons manufacturing tools.
ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer, made this known in a statement issued on Friday.
He added that, “In another development, police operatives attached to the Delta State Command acting upon credible intelligence raided an apartment in DSC belonging to a notorious eiye confraternity member named Prosper Akeni aged 32yrs, a hit man for the cult group and the following items were recovered; 1 English revolver pistol, 1 berretta pistol, 2 locally made double barrel gun, 2 locally made single barrel gun, 1 locally made revolver pistol, 1 locally made single barrel pistol and 25 rounds of ammunition. The suspect confessed the guns recovered belonged to his cult group and he was in custody of them as the number one man in the group.
“Equally, the Police on December 31, 2024, at approximately 8:00 PM, arrested Yunusa Haruna, a 25-year-old male from Bakin Turu Village in Shanga Local Government Area of Kebbi State, who fatally stabbed his elder brother, Isiyaku Haruna, with a sharp knife in the chest. In response to the ugly incident, a team of police officers from the Divisional Police Headquarters in Shanga promptly raced to the scene and arrested the suspect. Also another suspect, one Abubakar Ummar, was arrested in Zuru Village on 8th January, 2025 for stabbing one Mohammed Bala during an argument leading to his immediate demise.”
“The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM., has commended the operatives for these milestone achievements in the fight against crime and criminality, and has charged police operatives to intensify efforts in ensuring sanctity is restored across the country. The IGP further encouraged members of the public to remain vigilant at all times and share useful information to the Police in order to have a community-based policing system,” the police spokesperson added.
