Police arrest four gun runners in two states

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF person arrested astatine slightest 4 suspected weapon runners successful Imo and Delta States.

The Commissioner of Police for the Delta State Command, CP Yemi Oyeniyi disclosed this during a property briefing connected Monday.

The CP said the apprehension was a travel up connected the lawsuit of “unlawful possession of a berretta pistol recovered astatine a parkland successful Effurun, Uvwie LGA connected 1st May 2026”

He identified the suspects arsenic 1 Emmanuel Chukwuemeka, Clifford Boleyelefa, Amadi Princewill and Amadi Felix Chibuike.

The CP noted that the suspects “were arrested successful Bayelsa and Imo authorities respectively, aft a symptom staking probe and intelligence-led operations carried retired by operatives of the command”.

“The archetypal fishy Emmanuel Chukwuemeka was arrested successful Bayelsa connected the 4th of May 2026 alongside his person and roommate whose telephone helium utilized arsenic a means of connection to acquisition the gun.

“Emmanuel revealed that helium bought the weapon from 1 Amadi Princewill for the sum of N290,000 and sold the weapon to 1 Desmond (at large) for the sum of N380,000 who successful crook mode billed it to Effurun and contacted Oghenemine Ogidi (now deceased) to cod it and nonstop to Sapele.

“Following the confession of Emmanuel Chukwuemeka, the 2nd fishy Amadi prince...