The police command in Enugu State has detained a 39 -year-old suspected firearm repairer and six others in a series of intelligence-led operations that led to the recovery of illegal firearms and ammunition.
The command’s spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Enugu.
Ndukwe said the operations were part of the strategic, proactive crime-fighting measures put in place by the Commissioner of Police, Mr Mamman Giwa.
According to Ndukwe, the operations, carried out between June 15 and June 21, led to the recovery of seven firearms, one expended cartridge, two live cartridges and other incriminating exhibits (NAN)