The police said the dealers were dealing on illegal and prohibited firearms in the state.
The Anambra State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has announced the arrest of a major arms dealer in Onitsha with his alleged accomplices.
The police said the dealers were dealing on illegal and prohibited firearms in the state.
A statement on Saturday by the Command’s spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, said that a total of 23 Automatic Pump Action Guns and 625 live cartridges were recovered from the suspects.
According to Ikenga, the breakthrough followed weeks of intensive surveillance by operatives of the command.
“A total of Twenty-Three Automatic Pump Action Guns and 625 live cartridges were recovered. So far three suspects have been arrested in Onitsha while investigation is being expanded.
“The Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye, has commended the operatives involved in the operation on the instruction of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, who provided guidance throughout the operation,” the statement partly read.
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