Ebonyi Police Demolish Gun Factory, Recover 146 Firearms

The Ebonyi State Police Wednesday said that it has demolished an arms factory in the state.

Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi State, Titus Lamorde, disclosed in a statement in Abakaliki that a cache of 146 illegal firearms and assorted ammunitions in possession of unauthorised persons were seized.

Lamorde said the arms were recovered in compliance with the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris’ directive to all commands CPs and other police formations to mop up firearms and ammunitions in circulation nationwide.

He said following the directive, the command setup a taskforce headed by a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in charge of Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Oyeyemi Oyediran to carry out the mop up.

The task force, he said, recovered some of the arms from some persons in the state who have been charged to court for illegal possession of firearms.

Lamorde said the Police, which acted on a tip-off, destroyed a factory where guns were being manufactured at Mgbo in Ohaukwu Local Council of the state.