The
Niger State Police Command has uncovered an illegal firearms factory in the
Mashegu Local Government Area of the state.
Punch correspondent gathered that the suspected manufacturers of illegal guns had
been convicted by a court to serve as a deterrent to others.
The
Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, had ordered the recovery of all
prohibited firearms in all states in the country.
The
police in Niger State had recovered no fewer than 110 different types of guns
and over 80 ammunitions from people.
The
spokesman for the command, Muhammad Abubakar, said those in possession of such
weapons voluntarily submitted them to the command.
According
to him, a task force charged with recovering illegal arms has commenced full
operation to curtail the increasing rate of insecurity in some parts of the
country.
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