Police bust illegal firearms fabrication syndicate in Akwa Ibom

Akwa Ibom State Police Command says its operatives person busted an amerciable firearms fabrication syndicate successful the authorities and arrested 3 suspects successful transportation with the crime.

The Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Timfon John, who disclosed this successful a connection successful Uyo, on Monday listed the suspects arrested as Miracle Udo, 27 years, Edet Okon and Kufre Stephen, 35 years 

‘She said, ‘Operatives of the Command, done a well-coordinated and intelligence-driven operation, arrested 1 Miracle Udo, 27yrs, a autochthonal of Cross River State but nonmigratory astatine Ikot Obio Offong, Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area, connected 24th July, 2026. A locally fabricated double-barrel cartridge weapon was recovered from the fishy astatine the constituent of arrest.

“During interrogation, the fishy confessed to being successful possession of the firearm and identified 1 Edet Okon arsenic the idiosyncratic who supplied him with the weapon. Further probe led to the apprehension of Edet Okon. The Command’s probe was further intensified, starring to the apprehension of the suspected fabricator of the firearm, identified arsenic Kufre Stephen, 35yrs, a autochthonal of Nsit Atai Local Government Area.

”A hunt conducted during the cognition led to the betterment of respective tools and materials suspected to beryllium utilized successful the amerciable fabrication of firearms, confirming the beingness of an illicit arms prod...