By Gbadamosi Oladimeji
Commissioner of Police in Delta State, Hafiz Inuwa, on Saturday, said the police have uncovered six assault rifles in a church building in Okwe community, Asaba area of the state.
Speaking with KAFTANPOST correspondent on Saturday, Inuwa said investigations have commenced into the matter.
He revealed that operatives of the Command discovered the prohibited firearms hidden in Christ Holy Church International building in the state capital.
According to the police boss, one pastor and a community vigilante, Freeman Eze, were arrested during the recovery, who claimed that the firearms were meant for the protection of the church.
The commissioner explained that the police swooped unto action following intelligence report it received on June 23 where the church is situated.
“When we got our intelligence on June 23, we just swoop into the area where Christ Holy Church camp ground is situated in Okwe,” Inuwa said.
“We swooped into that place and got one vigilante by name Freeman Eze arrested. Eze is not from Delta State,” he added.
“However, during the course of our interrogation and investigation at the scene, we were able to recover six assault rifles because pump-action rifles are now a prohibited firearm,” he said.
Inuwa explained that the suspects admitted that the recovered arms were meant to provide security to the church.
