Policemen of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have apprehended a suspected gun manufacturer, Ekike Hector David.
SP Odiko MacDon, Spokesperson of the command, who revealed this in a statement said the suspect, a welder specializes in fabricating and selling locally made rifles and other types of guns to criminals.
“On the 13th of September, 2021, at about 1pm, Surveillance Team of ‘A’ Division located at Barracks Road, while on routine stop and search operation to stem criminal activities along Uyo Village Road and environs, arrested one Ekike Hector David of Mbiokporo 1 in Nsit Ibom Local Government Area with eight locally fabricated AK47 Rifles, one (1) Pump Action, one (1) pistol and six (6) Dane Guns.”
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect is a welder who specializes in making and selling locally made Rifles and other types of guns to criminal elements who use same in terrorising innocent members of the public.”
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