{"id":374087,"date":"2025-06-27T14:03:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T14:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/2025\/06\/27\/police-nab-suspected-firearm-repairer-six-others-in-enugu\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T14:03:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T14:03:56","slug":"police-nab-suspected-firearm-repairer-six-others-in-enugu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/2025\/06\/27\/police-nab-suspected-firearm-repairer-six-others-in-enugu\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Nab Suspected Firearm Repairer, Six Others In Enugu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Operatives of Enugu State Police Command have arrested a suspected firearm repairer and six others in a series of intelligence-led operations.<\/p>\n<p>It was gathered that the security agents\u2019 raids also led to the recovery of illegal firearms and ammunition from the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement by the Command\u2019s Spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, on Sunday, disclosed that the operations were part of strategic, proactive crime-fighting measures put in place by the Commissioner of Police, Mr Mamman Giwa.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ndukwe added that the operations, which was conducted between June 15 and June 21, led to the recovery of seven firearms, one expended cartridge, two live cartridges, and other incriminating exhibits.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cOn June 21, operatives of the command\u2019s Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad arrested one 25 years old suspect at 9th Mile.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA cut-to-size double-barrelled gun with one expended cartridge was recovered from him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Enugu Police Rescue Suspected Cultist From Lynching, Recover Pistol<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis arrest followed the confession of three earlier-arrested suspects all of whom admitted to being members of the Supreme Vikings Confraternity and disclosed they had used the weapon in various criminal acts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe investigation led to the recovery of: a locally-made Beretta-like pistol, two double-barrelled pistols, one single-barrel pistol, a chamber of an English-made double-barrel gun, and a set of tools used for firearm repair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThe firearm repairer reportedly confessed to being a member of the Black Axe Confraternity, claiming responsibility for maintaining and repairing the firearms used in criminal activities.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-infor-trackid=\"966303\" data-infor-trackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-2826569838\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/300x250@2x.png\" alt=\"\"   width=\"600\" height=\"500\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Operatives of Enugu State Police Command have arrested a suspected firearm repairer and six others in a series of intelligence-led operations. 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