- Nigeria police uncovered illegal firearms manufacturing company in Benue state
- Three suspects were arrested with several finished and unfinished firearms
- The prime suspect in the business is still at large
The Nigerian police, Benue State Police Command uncovered an illegal firearms manufacturing company at Tse-Tyungu, Kyado District of Ukum Local Government Area.
NAIJ.com learnt that three suspects have been arrested in connection with the factory, but the main suspect is currently at large.
Benue state Police Commissioner, Bashir Makama, while parading the suspects said the discovery was made following a tip-off, Vanguard reports.
Makama said: “Following the arrest of one Felix at Assasi in North Bank area of Makurdi town on May 24, based on reliable information, the suspect confessed to being a distributor and had sold a locally-made Beretta pistol to one Bishop in Abuja for N40,000.
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The police are after the prime suspect
“During our investigation, the suspect led operatives to the arms factory at Tse-Tyungu, Kyado District, where several types of guns were being manufactured.
“Two suspects, 25-year-old Tyowa and 18-year-old Aondoyavenga, were arrested at the plant.
"Items and exhibits recovered from the factory include one carbon cylinder, one gas cylinder, one Sumec generating set, one Dane gun, one fabricated Beretta pistol, one filing machine, one drilling machine, two saws, one tool box, one jute bag containing tools and a motorcycle.”
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Makama said the police are on the trail of the fleeing suspect and he would be apprehended soon.
Meanwhile, a container load of arms has been intercepted by the Nigerian Customs Service at the Tin Can Island in Lagos.
NAIJ.com gathered that the container was discovered at the ports and cargo terminal of the port.
A source at the ports said the customs authority have ordered everyone out of the terminal and locked everywhere.
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