After discovering that she had illegal weapons in her possession, the Kogi State Police Command has detained her at a lodge in Oguda village, Okene.
Following a tip-off, the command said its operatives who were working with the Okene division during an intelligence-led raid operation had made an arrest for the suspect, one Charity Williams.
One locally produced Beretta pistol, four phones, six 9mm live rounds, hard drugs, an axe, and N2 047, 300 were recovered by the police.
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In the statement, the police’s public relations officer, William Aya, explained that the security service had discovered a suspected criminal had been seen in Yuwander lodge, which is alleged to be an Oguda village, Okene hideout.
He claimed that the police launched an action and raided the lodge, noting that a female suspect was detained and the exhibits found in the room after one of the rooms was searched by one Christopher Kadiri.
While the investigation was ongoing, the spokesman said, efforts were being made to apprehend the suspect who was at large.
In a different development, police from the Ofu division recovered a locally made barrel gun from a village along the Itobe-Ayigba Road.
The recovery was made possible, according to the spokesman, as a result of a tip-off that alerted the police to reports of some suspected kidnappers being seen in the bush.
Source: Channels TV
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