In a coordinated operation, the Edo State Police Command apprehended seven individuals alleged to be criminals after they were found posing with assorted rifles.
The arrests reflect the command’s ongoing crackdown on armed criminality in the state, part of a broader series of recent successes in dismantling suspected criminal networks.
According to the police, the suspects were intercepted following intelligence-led surveillance. Details on the types of rifles, ammunition, or whether the weapons were loaded were not disclosed. The suspects have been detained while investigations continue.
These developments follow earlier high-profile seizures in Edo, including recent interdictions along major highway corridors and arrests of suspects believed to be involved in kidnappings, armed robbery, and other violent crimes.
The police command reassured the public that it remains committed to rooting out armed criminal elements and called on citizens to cooperate by reporting suspicious activities or movements.
