The Benue State Police Command says it has dismantled two illegal firearm manufacturing factories in Buruku and Kwande local government areas of the state and arrested suspected gunrunners in separate operations aimed at curbing the proliferation of illicit weapons.
The Commissioner of Police, Cletus Nwadiobu, disclosed this while briefing journalists on Friday in Makurdi on the command’s recent operational successes against violent crimes across the state.
Nwadiobu said police operatives raided an illegal firearm manufacturing facility in Buruku Local Government Area, where one suspect was arrested and two locally fabricated AK-47 rifles, along with firearm manufacturing tools and accessories, were recovered.
He said another operation in Adikpo, Kwande Local Government Area, led to the arrest of a second suspect and the recovery of five locally fabricated English pistols.
According to the police commissioner, the suspects are in custody and will be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of investigations.
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