Police Crack Down On Illegal Arms In Edo, Arrest Suspects

The Police Command in Edo says it has arrested some suspects for being in possession of illegal arms in its efforts to curb crime in the state. The Public Relations Of­ficer of the command, SP Moses Yamu, stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Benin. Yamu said operatives from Ehor Divisional Police Station on October 5 arrest­ed a suspect in Irue commu­nity with a Beretta pistol.

In another separate op­eration on October 6, Yamu said the police raided an Eiye Confraternity initia­tion ceremony in Egbeiri community, Benin, where two suspects were arrested. According to him, the operatives in the process confiscated a locally made revolver gun and two sin­gle-barrel guns. “The suspects have con­fessed to the crime and will soon be charged to court,” he said.



The police spokesperson said the state Commission­er of Police, Nemi Iwo, re­assured the general public of the command’s commit­ment to curb crime in the state. He said the commission­er reiterated the subsisting ban by the Inspector Gener­al of Police, Kayode Egbe­tokun, on the activities of non-state actors in the state. He said the command would not tolerate the bear­ing of firearms by anybody or any group under whatev­er guise in the state.

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