The Police Command in Anambra has it has arrested a 65-year-old man, Akpan Godwin for allegedly possessing 1,100 rounds of live ammunition in Nkpor, Onitsha.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement on Saturday in Awka, disclosed that the police operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad, Akwuzu, while acting on credible information on Friday, arrested the suspect with the ammunition.
According to him, during interrogation, the suspect confessed to being involved in the illegal sale of ammunition and mentioned other individuals reportedly connected to the illicit trade.
The spokesperson assured members of the public that the operatives have stepped up the investigation, disclosing they had launched manhunt to arrest all the fleeing accomplices.
He promised that further developments would be communicated to the public at the right time.
In another development, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Kano Strategic Command, has arrested a 27-year-old suspect, Umar Adamu-Umar, in possession of 9 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa, Colorado, worth over N10 million.
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This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Kano by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari.
He said that the suspect, a resident of Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State, was arrested on August 6, along the Zaria–Kano Road by the operatives of the NDLEA attached to the Kiru Area Command of Kano.
According to him, the suspect was intercepted while conveying 19 parcels of the illicit substance from Lagos to Kano.
“The suspect confessed to being involved in the illegal drug trade and had been under surveillance by the command for some time,” Muhammad-Maigatari said
He explained that the interception dealt a major financial blow to the trafficking network as it denied traffickers substantial revenue, disrupted their supply chain and reduced funds available for further criminal activities
“Removing this quantity from circulation also helps protect vulnerable communities from the social and economic harms associated with the trade in narcotics,” he added.
The spokesperson said the Strategic Command under the leadership of Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad would intensify patrols and intelligence‑led operations to curb drug trafficking in the state.
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