Anambra state police, Saturday, said it have arrested a major arms dealer dealing illegally in prohibited firearms in the state.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr, Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement, averred that the operatives have equally apprehended three suspects in Onitsha with regards to that.
According to him, a total of 23 automatic pump action guns and 625 live cartridges were recovered during the incident following weeks of intensive surveillance by operatives of the Command.
“The Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye has commended the operatives involved in the operation on the instruction of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, who provided guidance throughout the operation,” he noted.
