Police nab suspected gunrunner in Anambra

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a suspected gunrunner who allegedly rent out guns and other weapons to criminals for their operations in the Awka area of the state.

SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in the state, made this known on Tuesday in Awka.

Ikenga said the suspect (names withheld), who hails from Izzi LGA of Ebonyi State, was arrested on December 6, 2024.

Ikenga recalled that Police operatives attached to the Anti-Cultism Squad, Enugu Ukwu, acting on credible information, raided an identified black spot in Umunaga village, Awka South LGA.

He said during the operation a suspect from Umunaga village and another from Umuneri village, were arrested.

Items recovered from the suspects include one pump action gun, three live cartridges, cutlass, charms and substances suspected to be hard drugs.

The PPRO said during the operation the Police also rescued two female victims whom the suspects had allegedly abused sexually.

Ikenga explained that during further interrogations, the suspects confessed that they rented guns and other weapons from the gunrunner.

According to him, this prompted the Police operatives to act swiftly, and arrested the gunrunner.

He said the case would be charged to court after investigations.