Three arrested as police bust illegal firearms factory, recover AK-47 rifles, pistols in Benue

The Benue State Police Command has arrested 3 suspects successful transportation with  amerciable firearms manufacturing and recovered 2 locally fabricated AK-47 rifles, 5 locally fabricated pistols, and respective tools and accessories utilized for the manufacture of firearms successful Kwande Local Government Area of the State.

The cognition was carried retired by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) pursuing credible quality connected the activities of the suspected amerciable arms manufacturing syndicate operating successful Adikpo, Kwande LGA.

This was contained successful connection by the Spokesman of the Benue State Police Command (DSP ) Orchia Aondogwu.

He said connected 29 July, 2026, astatine astir 0120hrs, operatives of the VCRU raided 2 suspected amerciable firearms manufacturing locations successful Adikpo and 2 suspects were arrested.

Aondogwu said 1 locally fabricated AK-47 firearm was recovered from the archetypal suspect, unneurotic with tools and accessories suspected to beryllium utilized for the manufacture of firearms.

“At the 2nd location, 5 locally fabricated English pistols were recovered. A 3rd su...