The Anambra State Police Command said on Monday that it had apprehended a gunrunner named Felix Owaya for carrying around 375 live cartridges.
The culprit, who is claimed to be from Delta State’s Ika South Local Government Area, was nabbed by Fegge Division police on Niger Street in Onitsha.
According to SP Tochukwu Ikenga, spokesman for the Anambra State police command, during questioning, the suspect admitted that he was dispatched by one Charles Ogboma to an individual he has yet to identify to collect the ammo.
Ikenga said:
“On 15/6/2024 by 1:30 pm, police operatives attached to Fegge Division while on patrol along Niger Street, Onitsha, arrested one Felix Owaya ‘M’ aged 48years from Ika South LGA of Delta State and recovered 375 live cartridges.
“During interrogation, the suspect confessed that he was sent by one Mr Charles Ogboma to a man he is yet to mention to collect the ammunition. Meanwhile, the investigation is still ongoing.
“The Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Obono Itam, while commending police officers who made the recovery for their vigilance and tenacity of purpose, directed all personnel in the Command to sustain the tempo of crime prevention and detection in service of the people of the State.”
Similarly, in May, the Anambra State Police Command stated that it had apprehended a suspected cultist and collected one locally produced handgun and four live bullets.
The culprit, who had been terrorising communities in the state, was apprehended based on reliable intelligence, according to a statement released by SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the spokesman for the state police.
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