A 34-year-old lady named Queen Uwagbogu has been taken into custody by members of the Delta State Police Command for illegally selling AK-47 ammunition in Warri.
100 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition were found during a raid of her premises, according to DSP Bright Edafe, the command’s spokeswoman, who made the announcement in a statement on Sunday, May 21, 2023.
“The command, under the leadership of CP Wale Abass, has recorded another major achievement in the fight against crime and criminality. The remarkable feats are due to the proactive approach to crime fighting adopted by the command in Warri, Ughelli, and Sapele and areas, as part of measures put in place to ensure that the state is peaceful and crime-free,” the statement read.
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“On 18/05/2023, at about 1857hrs, acting on an actionable intelligence gathered about a woman who deals in illegal sales of AK47 ammunition, operatives of the Crack Squad raided her premises located close to Effurun Roundabout, Warri, during the raid, the suspect named Queen Uwagbogu ‘f’ 34yrs was arrested, and one hundred (100) rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition were recovered. An investigation is ongoing.”
Additionally, three fleeing suspects were found in Sapele by police officers carrying two locally built double barrel pistols that had been reduced to size, along with seven live 7.62 Ak47 rounds and eleven live bullets.
“On 18/05/2023 at about 2100hrs, while operatives of Sapele Division anti-crime patrol were on stop and search duty at Amukpe roundabout Sapele, they intercepted an unregistered motorcycle with three occupants, the suspects on sighting the police, abandoned the motorcycle, their bags and ran into the bush. When the bag was searched, two (2) cut-to-size locally made double barrel guns, seven (7) rounds of 7.62 Ak47 live ammunition, eleven (11) live cartridges, and other items were recovered. An investigation is ongoing.”