Kogi police bust criminal hideout, recover weapons, over ₦2m

Operatives of the Nigerian Police Force, Okene Division, have arrested a 23-year-old woman, Charity Williams, and recovered a cache of weapons, cash, and drugs during an intelligence-led raid on a suspected criminal hideout in Oguda village, Kogi State.

According to the State Command Public Relations Officer, SP William Ovye Aya, the raid at Yuwander Lodge followed credible intelligence that criminal elements were operating from the location.

Items recovered included a locally made Beretta pistol, six rounds of 9mm live ammunition, an axe, hard drugs, four mobile phones, and ₦2,047,300.

The room where the items were found was registered under the name Christopher Kadiri. Police said efforts are ongoing to track down other suspects who fled the scene.

In a separate operation, officers of the Ofu Division raided Ogbakpedo village along the Itobe-Ayingba road after locals reported kidnappers hiding in nearby bushes. Though the suspects escaped, the team recovered a locally made barrel gun, cutlass, and a mobile phone.

Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Miller G. Dantawaye, commended the operatives for their swift action and restated the Command’s commitment to intensifying the fight against criminality in the state.

Kogi police bust criminal hideout, recover weapons, over ₦2m