Police Raid A Kidnappers’ Den In Delta, Recovering Weapons And Ammunition
Delta State Police Command officers raided the hideouts of suspected kidnappers and armed robbers in the state.
The operatives recovered one AK-47 rifle with five magazines loaded with 161 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, one assault rifle with two magazines loaded with 59 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition, two English pump-action guns, 110 rounds of live cartridges, one double barrel gun, one single barrel gun, one toy gun, cutlasses and charms wrapped in a cap from the uncompleted building located at Agadaga Avenue, off Jakpa Road, Ekpan in the Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.
CSP Aliyu Shaba, the Divisional Police Officer of Ekpan Division, led a team of police officers and military personnel to the area where the guns were seized.
The Commissioner of Police, Wale Abass, confirmed the report in a statement signed by the police image maker, DSP Bright Edafe.
He said the recovery was made on Monday at about 1600hrs.
He added that frantic effort was on to arrest the crime syndicate.