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Police nab four suspects for unlawful possession of firearms, recover pistol in Kogi

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The operatives attached to Iyara Police Division in Ijumu local government council of Kogi State along with the operation Puff Adder II have intercepted and arrested four suspected criminal elements terrorizing Iyara axis and its environs.

This was contained in a press statement issued by Kogi state police command and made available to newsmen in Lokoja on Saturday.

According to the statement, the suspects were arrested on 28/05/2021 at about 1700hrs during stop and search along Iyamoye/Kabba Expressway.

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The suspects are; Yahaya Yakubu 53years, Ojo Dada 20years, Mohammed Okehi 31years and Saliu Jimoh 45 years respectively.

The statement added that the suspects were intercepted on a motorcycles, during interrogation they could not give satisfactory account of themselves.

Items recovered from them includes; One Locally made Pistol with two lives cartridges, one Red colour Bajaj Motorcycle with Registration number ONDO QC 778 and one Red colour TVS with Registration number ONDO AKR 181 WK respectively.

Meanwhile, investigation is ongoing according to the press statement.

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