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Police operatives in Delta have apprehended a suspected arms peddler in the state.
The spokesman for the state police command, Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Warri.
Edafe said a female suspect was also arrested alongside the suspected hoodlum.
He added that the duo were nabbed on Wednesday by the operatives of the CP-Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT) attached to the command.
Edafe said the operation followed a credible intelligence from the Force Technical Intelligence Unit (TIU), Abuja.
“The CP-SAT, acting on the intelligence, arrested a female suspect at Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
“Upon search, a sum of N555,000, suspected to be proceeds from an illicit transaction, was discovered in her bag.
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“Her apprehension provided a crucial lead that set off a well-coordinated follow-up operation,” he said.
Edafe said the police team, thereafter, stormed the Niger-Cat neighborhood, Ekpan in Uvwie LGA to arrest the suspected arms peddler.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect was a key supplier of weapons to bandit groups in Northern Nigeria.
“The suspect had been on the command’s watch list over an alleged role in several high-profile kidnapping and armed-robbery operations.
“The suspect is also linked to the kidnap and murder of one Ogheneovo Onemu (female), who was abducted on May 17, 2024 at Ajaokuta Community, Ughelli North LGA.
“The victim was later killed despite the payment of a ₦4,000,000 ransom.
“115 rounds of 7.63mm AK-47 live ammunition, 220 rounds of SMG rifle ammunition, and 32 live cartridges concealed inside a bag were recovered in the custody of the suspect,” the spokesman added.
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