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A driver has been arrested by officers of the Edo State Police Command for illegal possession of arms and ammunition.   Ambrose Christopher, 24, was arrested by the police in Ekpoma while driving a Mercedes Benz GLK following credible information from the public.    The command’s spokesperson, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, …

Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have arrested four suspects for possession of P295 rounds of ammunition and one AK-47 rifle in Tafa Local Government Area of the state.     The State Commissioner of Police, CP Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman, disclosed this during a press briefing at the command …

Authorities in France have seized 72 firearms from the home of French screen legend Alain Delon, who doesn’t have a permit for any of the weapons.      Police also found more than 3,000 rounds of ammunition and a shooting range in the actor’s rural home in Douchy-Montcorbon, some 84 …

Troops of the Nigerian Army conducting deep clearance operations into Yadi Forest in Kaduna State have on Tuesday, 20 February 2024, smoked out terrorists hibernating in the remote forest general area, resulting in a significant clamp down of their activities in the forest.   Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director Army …

Troops of Operation Safe Haven have discovered a weapon fabrication factory in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition.      The Nigerian Army disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, February 14, 2024.      According to the statement, one …

A police inspector attached to the palace of the Olu of Warri, Delta State, has lost his AK-47 rifle with serial number 0927 alongside 60 rounds of ammunition on Sunday February 11, inside the palace.   The mobile police officer, identified as Yusuf Samaila, was watching the match between the …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency arrested a woman who allegedly supplies ammunition to bandits in Borno state.   The spokesperson for the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement to journalists.   Babafemi said Bilkisu Suleman, 28, was arrested by NDLEA operatives on New Year …

Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command have rescued a kidnapped lecturer, Isaac Igbawua, from his abductors.   Mr. Igbawua, who worked with the Department of MicroBiology at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, was kidnapped by gunmen from his residence along Old Barracks, Kokona Local Government Area on December 27, …

Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command in collaboration with local hunter groups, have neutralized six bandits terrorizing Ningi Local Government Area of the state.  The State Commissioner of Police, CP Auwal Musa Muhammed, disclosed this during a press briefing at the Ningi Area Command on Wednesday, December 27, 2023.  …

12 Russian elite marines have died after they blew themselves up while cooking on an open fire next to live ammunition. Eight other marine officers were wounded in the incident. According to Mail Online, an RPG-7 grenade launcher shell caught fire and exploded at Kuzminsky military training ground in Rostov …