The Enugu State Police Command has arraigned a herdsman, one Ibrahim Adamu, who was caught with arms and ammunition.
The herdsman was arraigned before an Enugu East magistrate court on Tuesday.
Adamu was arrested with an AK47 rifle and 24 rounds of live ammunition at Affa, a community in Udi local government area of Enugu, on August 29.
Police spokesman, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, in a statement, said the
herdsman was charged with illegal possession of arms, an offence
contrary to section 6 (a), and punishable under section 3 (1), of the
Robbery and Firearms (Special Provision) Act Cap. R11, Vol.14, Laws of
the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
Amaraizu added that the chief magistrate, D. K. Ekoh, remanded the herdsman in prison custody.
SP Ebere Amaraizu, had said “the suspect claimed that he is from
Nassarawa State but lives at Hausa quarters, 9th mile, and that he is a
herdsman, with some cows.”
“The suspect was nabbed on 29/8/16 by the combined efforts of the
police and the members of the public from Affa, acting on a tip off.
“The suspect, before he was nabbed, had expended about six shots on
the air to evade arrest, but he failed to the superior effort of the
police and members of the public, who have gathered information about
his antecedents in relation to bearing sophisticated weapon, within Affa
axis and its environs.”
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