Police arrest suspected gun manufacturer in Delta

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command person apprehended a suspected amerciable weapon shaper and recovered respective locally made firearms on with instrumentality believed to person been utilized for their production.

The apprehension followed a raid carried retired successful the aboriginal hours of March 6, 2026, astatine astir 5:00 a.m. successful Emuhu community, located successful Ika South Local Government Area of the state.

The cognition was conducted by members of the constabulary Raiders Squad nether the enactment of the unit’s commander, Akanya Agbogha, aft receiving credible quality astir an alleged amerciable firearms fabrication tract successful the community.

During the operation, the officers arrested a 59-year-old fishy identified arsenic Friday Ojei. A hunt of the premises reportedly led to the find of 4 locally manufactured guns.

Police besides recovered respective items believed to beryllium utilized successful producing the weapons, including a welding machine, drilling machine, grinding machine, and a fig of metallic pipes.

The spokesperson for the Delta State Police Command, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the apprehension and said the fishy remains successful custody portion investigations proceed to way down different individuals connected to the...