The four
suspected gun smugglers who were arrested by detectives attached to the
Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ikeja, Lagos State Police Command have
revealed why Catholic priests, prophets, senators, policemen, among
others buy guns from them.
The suspects, Andrew Muokwe Obi, Christopher Okonkwo Edwin, Peter Onyeali and Reginald Opara, said that most of their distinguished buyers told them they needed the guns for self-protection and communal warfare.
The police said the men specialised in selling AK47 rifles and pistols without licences. The police are also hunting for one Ikechi and Adiele, suspected fleeing members of the gang.
Sunday Telegraph learnt that Ikechi has a link to a member of the House of Representatives and the police want to question him about the lawmaker.
The police said the suspects had pumped hundreds, if not thousands, of weapons into the country and mopping them up wouldn’t be too easy.
A police source said that some of the guns had been recovered in Enugu and Abia states and also from Fulani. Many more were yet to be located, Sunday Telegraph learnt.
The suspects insisted that they had sold only 200 guns to different people.
Detectives, however, maintained that it was more than that. Police are also saying that the suspects were found to have sold guns to armed robbers.
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The suspects, Andrew Muokwe Obi, Christopher Okonkwo Edwin, Peter Onyeali and Reginald Opara, said that most of their distinguished buyers told them they needed the guns for self-protection and communal warfare.
The police said the men specialised in selling AK47 rifles and pistols without licences. The police are also hunting for one Ikechi and Adiele, suspected fleeing members of the gang.
Sunday Telegraph learnt that Ikechi has a link to a member of the House of Representatives and the police want to question him about the lawmaker.
The police said the suspects had pumped hundreds, if not thousands, of weapons into the country and mopping them up wouldn’t be too easy.
A police source said that some of the guns had been recovered in Enugu and Abia states and also from Fulani. Many more were yet to be located, Sunday Telegraph learnt.
The suspects insisted that they had sold only 200 guns to different people.
Detectives, however, maintained that it was more than that. Police are also saying that the suspects were found to have sold guns to armed robbers.
Read more http://newtelegraphonline.com/we-sell-guns-to-clerics-politicians-others-suspects/
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