- Delta Police Arrest Native Doctor for Possessing Illegal Firearms
- Chimeze was taken into custody at his home
- Police operatives discovered two automatic pump-action rifles during search
Officers from the Special Anti-kidnapping and Cybercrime Squad of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a 47-year-old native doctor, Okonji Chimeze, for unlawful possession of firearms.
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Eko Hot Blog reports that Chimeze was taken into custody at his home in Umuehe Quarters, located in the Ibusa community of Oshimili North Local Government Area.
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Acting on credible intelligence and armed with a valid search warrant, police operatives searched his residence and discovered two automatic pump-action rifles and a cutlass hidden in the ceiling of his room.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, in Asaba yesterday said: “The suspect and the recovered exhibits are currently in custody as investigation is ongoing.”
