ILLEGAL WEAPONS MANUFACTURING: Police Nabs 2 , Recovers Arms, Ammunition In Benue State 

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have raided on an illegal weapons manufacturing factory on the 11th of January, 2025 at Tse Akamabe Area of Kwande LGA, Benue State, the house of a cultist in Delta, and the arrest of 2 suspect for murders in Kebbi State.

The Police in a statement on Friday, disclosed that it carried out a well-coordinated operation that led to the discovery of an illegal weapons manufacturing factory at Tse Akamabe Area of Kwande LGA, Benue State and arrested two suspects namely Friday Aduduakambe ‘m’ and Iorwashima Iornyume  ‘m’ aka “AK” aged 35yrs.

Upon a coordinated search of the factory, the following items were recovered; 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.

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,  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.