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arms

May 11, 2026

Police nab alleged arms dealer in Kano

The police arrested a suspected arms dealer, Umar Usman, for possessing three fabricated AK-47 rifles, an AK-47 empty shell and a vehicle during a raid.

Fire arms used to illustrate the story
August 5, 2025

Delta: 211 suspects arrested, N8.5 million ransom recovered in July, police say

Mr Edafe said arms, ammunition, cartridges, laptops, and mobile phones were recovered from the suspects during the period.

April 1, 2022

Man with cache of arms enroute Cross River nabbed in Maiduguri

The suspect said he was asked to deliver the weapons to his community in Cross River .

October 23, 2021

Police recover POS machine, arms, charms from 3 kidnappers in Kogi

Other items recovered from the suspects include a single barrel gun, local pistol, battle axe, face mask, live cartridges and assorted charms.

Nigerian police officers used to illustrate the story
September 10, 2021

Customs intercepts smuggled arms, military uniforms, cocaine, 600,000 bottles of codeine

The Nigeria Customs Service says it has intercepted smuggled arms and ammunition, military uniforms, cocaine and thousands of bottles of codeine.

June 22, 2021

Police arrest suspected criminals, recover arms, ammunition in Enugu

Mr Ndukwe said that the command recovered five firearms, including an AK-47 rifle, 10 live cartridges and one empty shell of 7.62mm calibre of ammunition.

Enugu Police Commissioner
June 16, 2021

Edo police arrest 320 suspects, recover arms, kidnap, trafficked victims

The police commissioner explained that the suspects were arrested for alleged kidnapping, cultism, armed robbery, murder, human trafficking, and unlawful possession of firearms.

Philip Ogbadu
May 29, 2021

Kogi: Police arrest four over illegal possession of arms, ammunition

”The suspects were intercepted on two motorcycles. During interrogation, they could not give a satisfactory account of themselves.”

Kogi cp Ede Ayuba
October 30, 2020

Ondo Elections: Akeredolu gives residents seven-day ultimatum to surrender arms

The governor says Amotekun will assume possession of all surrendered arms and ammunition.

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu