{"id":135908,"date":"2023-12-31T20:09:57","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T20:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/31\/benue-volunteer-guard-arrests-suspect-for-illegal-possession-of-gun\/"},"modified":"2023-12-31T20:09:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T20:09:57","slug":"benue-volunteer-guard-arrests-suspect-for-illegal-possession-of-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/31\/benue-volunteer-guard-arrests-suspect-for-illegal-possession-of-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"Benue Volunteer Guard Arrests Suspect For Illegal Possession Of Gun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"s2\">A\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">29-year-old man, identified as Ochoepo Aledu, has been arrested by men of the Benue State Community Volunteer Guards, in Wadata area of Makurdi, the state capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that <span class=\"s1\"> Aledu was nabbed<\/span>\u00a0with illegal fire arm on December 26, 2023, at about 8pm.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Commander of BSCVG, retired Capt Ayomi Ajobi, paraded the suspect on Saturday, disclosed that the 29-year-old, threatened to shoot some officers of the security group.<\/p>\n<p>Ajobi said: \u201cOur men who were working on a tip-off had gone to the hideout of a group of people who were said to be taking a sub<span class=\"s2\">A\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">29-year-old man, identified as Ochoepo Aledu, has been arrested by men of the Benue State Community Volunteer Guards, in Wadata area of Makurdi, the state capital.<\/span>stance known as Indian hemp at Wadata.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Benue: Bandits Kidnap Doctor, Son, Others Travelling For Christmas, Demand N50m Ransom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the process, the suspect who brandished a gun threatened to shoot our men, and the area became tense following the aggression of the suspect demanding that they be freed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect later ran into a nearby shop while being pursued, only for a gun to drop in an attempt to shoot, luck ran out of him when one of the operatives swooped on him and pinned him down before support from others came and he was arrested.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG-20231231-WA0027-750x375.jpg\" alt=\"Benue volunteer guard arrests suspect with firearm\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-1576526984\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a029-year-old man, identified as Ochoepo Aledu, has been arrested by men of the Benue State Community Volunteer Guards, in Wadata area of Makurdi, the state capital. 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