Police nab suspected gunrunner in Anambra
Ikenga explained that during further interrogations, the suspects confessed that they rent guns and other weapons from the gunrunner.
The police command in Anambra says it has arrested a suspected gunrunner, who allegedly lent guns and other weapons to criminals for their operations in the Awka area of the state.
SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, made this known on Tuesday in Awka.
Ikenga said the suspect (names withheld), who hails from Izzi Local Government (LG) of Ebonyi, was arrested on Dec. 9.
Ikenga recalled that on Dec. 7, police operatives attached to the Anti-Cultism Squad, Enugu Ukwu, acting on credible information, raided an identified black spot in Umunaga village in Awka South LG.
He said during the operation a suspect from Umunaga village and another from Umuneri village were arrested.
He said items recovered from the suspects included one pump-action gun, three live cartridges, a cutlass, charms, and substances suspected to be hard drugs.
The PPRO said that during the operation the police also rescued two female victims whom the suspects had allegedly abused sexually.
Ikenga explained that during further interrogations, the suspects confessed that they rent guns and other weapons from the gunrunner.
According to him, this prompted the police operatives to act swiftly and arrest the gunrunner.
He said the case would be charged to court after investigations.
Supreme News reports that the police in Anambra are doing everything possible to tackle the recent issue of increased cult activities among youth in the state.