Crime Watch

Police arrest 34-year-old woman with 100 AK-47 ammunition in Delta

The Delta State police command have arrested a 34-year-old woman, Queen Uwagbogu who allegedly sells AK-47 ammunition .

Operatives of the Crack Squad apprehended the suspect with one hundred (100) rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition in Delta state.

The state Police PRO, DSP Bright Edafe confirmed the arrest in a statement on his verfied Twitter handle on Monday, May 22.

He said Uwagbogu was arrested following an “actionable intelligence “ and “investigation is ongoing.”

Edafe wrote; “The command’s crack squad acting on credible intelligence has arrested one Queen Uwagbogu age 34 years in Effurun. She deals on illegal sales of AK47 ammunition. She is currently in custody, and investigation is ongoing.”

Meanwhile, CorrectNG reported earlier that a young man, Nura Mohammed confessed that he masterminded the theft of a new motorcycle in Adamawa state.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said Nura, a commercial motorcyclist explained that he needed something to sell off in a bid to raise money for his wedding.

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The Adamawa State indigene recounted how he and his accomplice, Muhammed Bello, lured their victim to the area where they took his motorcycle from him.

The State Police Command apprehended the two suspects in Fufore Local Government Area after the case was reported by the victim.

Nura Mohammed, 20 hails from Modire in Girei LGA while Muhammed Bello, 24, is a native of Jili Unguwan Wakili from Fufore LGA.

They both confessed to the crime and pleaded for mercy.

Nura who said he got involved in the theft out of love and to get money to marry a girl he had been going out with, pleaded with his girlfriend to exercise patience and to understand that he did it for their relationship.

He asked the law for forgiveness, as it was the first time he would commit such a crime.