- Arms Dealer and Accomplices Arrested.
The Police in Anambra State have arrested a major arms dealer dealing illegally in prohibited Firearms in Onitsha.
The breakthrough followed weeks of intensive surveillance by operatives of the Command.
A statement by DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, said a total of Twenty-Three Automatic Pump Action Guns and 625 live cartridges were recovered during the operation.
According to the police statement, So far three suspects have been arrested in Onitsha while investigation is being expanded.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye has commended the operatives involved in the operation on the instruction of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D, NPM, who provided guidance throughout the operation.
