Police dismantle illegal firearm factories in Benue, arrest suspected gunrunners

The Benue State Police Command says it has dismantled two illegal firearm manufacturing factories in Buruku and Kwande local government areas of the state and arrested suspected gunrunners in separate operations aimed at curbing the proliferation of illicit weapons.
The Commissioner of Police, Cletus Nwadiobu, disclosed this while briefing journalists on Friday in Makurdi on the command’s recent operational successes against violent crimes across the state.
Nwadiobu said police operatives raided an illegal firearm manufacturing facility in Buruku Local Government Area, where one suspect was arrested and two locally fabricated AK-47 rifles, along with firearm manufacturing tools and ac...