The police have discovered an illegal weapons manufacturing factory in the Tse Akamabe area of Kwande LGA, Benue State, and arrested two suspects, Friday Aduduakambe’m’ and Iorwashima Iornyume ‘m’ aka “AK” both aged 35.
According to the force public relations officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the operation which occurred on January 11, 2025, resulted in the recovery of 9 locally produced pistols, 1 locally built Ak47 riffle (unfinished), 2 gas cylinders, 4 vice machines, 1 file machine, and a variety of other weapons production instruments.
In a related development, Delta State Command police officers, acting on reliable information, raided the apartment of a 32-year-old cult hitman, Prosper Akeni, a notorious member of the Eiye fraternity where a variety of arms were retrieved.
“In a proactive response geared towards improving security and national safety, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have again exemplified the determination of the Force to ensure the stability of the internal security and swift reduction in crime rates across the country with the successful raid on an illegal weapons manufacturing factory on the 11th of January, 2025 at Tse Akamabe Area of Kwande LGA, Benue State, the house of a cultist in Delta, and the arrest of 2 suspect for murders in Kebbi State.
“The Police carried out a well-coordinated operation that led to the discovery of an illegal weapons manufacturing factory at Tse Akamabe Area of Kwande LGA, Benue State and arrested two suspects namely Friday Aduduakambe ‘m’ and Iorwashima Iornyume ‘m’ aka “AK” aged 35yrs.
“Upon a coordinated search of the factory, the following items were recovered; 9 locally fabricated pistols, 1 locally fabricated Ak47 riffle (unfinished), 2 gas cylinders, 4 vise machines, 1 filing machine and numerous other weapons manufacturing tools.
“In another development, police operatives attached to the Delta State Command acting upon credible intelligence raided an apartment in DSC belonging to a notorious eiye confraternity member named Prosper Akeni aged 32yrs, a hit man for the cult group and the following items were recovered; 1 English revolver pistol, 1 berretta pistol, 2 locally made double barrel gun, 2 locally made single barrel gun, 1 locally made revolver pistol, 1 locally made single barrel pistol and 25 rounds of ammunition.
“The suspect confessed the guns recovered belonged to his cult group and he was in custody of them as the number one man in the group,” the statement ended.
