Police uncover arms fabrication workshop in Akwa Ibom, arrest suspects

The Police Command successful Akwa Ibom says it has detained 2 suspected arms fabricators and cause producers astatine Idem Street, disconnected Itu Road, Uyo.

The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this successful a connection made disposable to newsmen successful Uyo connected Monday.

John said the bid recorded different important operational breakthrough successful its ongoing Operation Zero Black Spots, a strategical inaugural aimed astatine dismantling transgression hideouts, amerciable arms accumulation centres, and cause networks crossed the state.

She explained that operatives of the command, acting connected credible intelligence, stormed the suspected transgression installation located astatine Idem Street, disconnected Itu Road, Uyo, connected Sunday, astatine 9:00 pm, and carried retired the operation.

According to her, the operations followed quality reports that illicit chin-chin snacks laced with Indian hemp were being produced and distributed from the location.

“Upon raiding the premises, Police operatives discovered that the installation was not lone being utilized for the accumulation of narcotic-laced nutrient items but besides functioned arsenic a clandestine arms and ammunition fabrication workshop,” John said.

John added that during a thorough hunt o...