Police arrest ‘ex-army general’ over arms trafficking

A retired major general of the Nigerian Army, whose name was not made public by the police, has been arrested in Aba, the commercial capital of Abia State for alleged arms trafficking. Commissioner of Police, Etim Okon, who disclosed this Monday at a press briefing in Umuahia, said the suspect was arrested with guns including AK47 […]

A retired major general of the Nigerian Army, whose name was not made public by the police, has been arrested in Aba, the commercial capital of Abia State for alleged arms trafficking.

Commissioner of Police, Etim Okon, who disclosed this Monday at a press briefing in Umuahia, said the suspect was arrested with guns including AK47 and pistols. He said the suspect along with other members of the syndicate were currently in police custody and undergoing interrogations.

The police boss, who refused to disclose the identity of the suspect, said efforts were still on to retrieve arms which the syndicate had already sold to their customers.

The Police Commissioner also disclosed that no fewer than 411 suspected criminals had been arrested by the police in Abia between February 25 and December 15, 2019.

He gave a breakdown of the suspects to include: 127 robbers, 114 kidnappers, 150 cultists and 20 motorcycles snatchers. The CP said 648 firearms and ammunition as well as 110 vehicles were recovered within the period under review.