Police Seize Arms Cache, Foil Bank Attack In Rivers

[Shola Sholaz]

The police in Rivers said in Port Harcourt on Monday that it seized a cache of arms in a special operation carried out in Ahoada Local Government Area of the state.
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The Commissioner of Police, Mr Joseph Mbu, told newsmen that the arms were seized after the police foiled an attack on two bullion vans belonging to a first generation bank.
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He said that the suspects had attempted to rob the bullion vans before security operatives intervened.
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Mbu said that a suspect during interrogation confessed to the crime and thereafter revealed their arms cache.
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The commissioner said the command seized two General Purpose Machine guns with 593 rounds of 7.62 live ammunition, and eight AK-47 rifles with 1635 rounds of 7.62 live ammunition.
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Others were six AK-49 rifles, G3 rifle, two Pump Action guns, 22 locally made guns, 182 live cartridges, two gas cylinders and two welding pipes.

[Folami David]

Our policemen are simply doing very well right about now with the kind of good reports we've been hearing about them. I hope it stays that way.