Delta Varsity Student Arrested With Locally-made Pistol

A 19-year-old undergraduate of the Dennis Osadebey University has been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for allegedly being in possession of a locally fabricated Beretta pistol.
The suspect, 200-level student of Criminology and Security Studies whose identity was withheld, was apprehended  along with two others during a stop-and-search operation at Interbau Roundabout in Asaba, the state capital.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, said the firearm was concealed inside a bag in a tricycle.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the student allegedly bought the weapon in Onitsha, Anambra State, for N350,000.
The suspect reportedly told police investigators that...