The Benue State Police Command has arrested nine persons in connection to arm manufacturing at Amahundu, Nanev, Kwande Local Government Area of the state.
State commissioner of Police,CP. EMMANUEL O. ADESINA disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Makurdi.
According to Adesina, “as part of effort to clamp down on proliferation of fire arms in Benue State, the Command has intensified intelligence gathering on arm manufacturers. Consequently, on 04/03/2024 at about 0430hrs, a team of Operation Zenda JTF invaded an arm manufacturing hideout at Amahundu, Nanev, Kwande Local Government Area and arrested the following suspects;
“Terer Terfa aka “Gadafi” 24 yrs, Aondonaugen Tse-aa 36 yrs, Torkuma Iorlaha 27 yrs
Hangeior Atim 25 yrs, Tyav Terwase 35 yrs
Gundu Gbagbogum 50 yrs, Terwase Shimashan 20 yrs, Terese Terver aka “Gbatiir” 18 yrs all of various addresses in Kwande Local Government Area and Adinga Ramseydihno 33 years from Republic of Cameroon.”
The statement added that , the “suspects confessed to be involved in manufacturing, local sales and export of arms. Exhibits recovered from them include; eight (8) Barretta pistols under fabrication, one (1) fabricated AK47 rifle, ten (10) AK47 live ammunition, five (5) Barretta Pistol ammunition, four (4) welding gas cylinders and other fabricating materials.
” Investigation is ongoing to unravel the source of their raw material and other possible hideouts. Criminal are therefore warn to desist from such act or face the consequences.”
