Farmer arrested for fabricating weapons

The Operation Safe Haven Taskforce in Plateau has arrested a farmer who allegedly specialises in fabricating and repairing locally made weapons. The spokesperson of the taskforce, Major Adam Umar, said the suspect; David Paul, was arrested in Kabu village of Jema’a Local Government Area which shares boundary with Sanga in Kaduna State. Umar said the […]

The Operation Safe Haven Taskforce in Plateau has arrested a farmer who allegedly specialises in fabricating and repairing locally made weapons.

The spokesperson of the taskforce, Major Adam Umar, said the suspect; David Paul, was arrested in Kabu village of Jema’a Local Government Area which shares boundary with Sanga in Kaduna State.

Umar said the suspect was arrested with about 50 guns which included dane guns, single barrel guns and revolvers following a tip off from members of the public.

“Investigation is ongoing to get some of his collaborators and those who patronise him. He will be handed over to the police command in Kaduna for proper investigation,” he said.

The suspect, David Paul (49), said he had been in the business of weapon fabricating for 15 years. He added that he had never been accosted by security agents even when he sometimes fabricated his weapons in the open and on market days.

“I always see some policemen passing and they will only look at me and say, ‘See this man is making locally made guns.’ None of them ever told me it was illegal. Most of the weapons here are for repair, but I also fabricate some for hunters,” he said.