KOGI STATE POLICE COMMAND PRESS RELEASE
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF FIRE ARM:POLICE RECOVERS ONE LOCALLY MADE BARETA PISTOL, ONE LOCALLY MADE BAREL GUN, SIX ROUNDS OF 9MM LIVE AMMUNITION, THE SUM OF N2, 047,300, AND ARRESTED ONE SUSPECT
The operative of the Nigeria Police Force attached to Okene division during an intelligence led-raid operations, arrested one Charity Williams aged 23 years, recovered one locally made barretta pistol, the sum of N2,047,300, six rounds of 9mm live ammunition, hard drugs, axe, and four phones.
This is consequent on the intelligence tip off that a suspected criminal was sighted in Yuwander lodge alleged to be a suspected criminal hideout at Oguda village, Okene. Immediately the police swung into action and raided the lodge. Upon searching one of the rooms which was booked by one Christopher Christopher Kadiri, a lady named Charity Williams aged 23 years was arrested and the above exhibits were recovered from the room. Efforts are on going to apprehend the suspect at large, while investigation is on going.
In another development, the operative attached to Ofu Division recovered one locally made barel gun at Ogbakpedo village located along Itobe-Ayingba road. This is based on a tip off that some persons suspected to be kidnappers were sighted in the bush, immediately the patrol team moved to the scene, on sighting the police, they ran away. Search of the area led to the recovering of one locally made barel gun, cutlass, techno phone among others.
The Commissioner of Police Miller G. Dantawaye, psc, commended the officers for their dedication to duty and reaffirming his unwavering commitment to the fight against criminality in the state.
SP William Ovye Aya,
Police Public Relations Officer,
Kogi State Police Command.
4th September, 2025
