Police recover arms, ammunition in Yenagoa

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(Nigeria) The Bayelsa State Police Command on Tuesday said it had recovered arms and ammunition from a passenger car in Yenagoa.
Mr Asinim Butswat, the Police Public Relations Officer, made the disclosure in an interview in Yenagoa.
Butswat, however, said that no arrest was made as the occupants of the car fled before they could be apprehended.
``On September 22 at 5.30 a.m, a Police patrol team flagged down a Mazda 626 Saloon Car marked YEN 415 XA with two occupants during a routine Stop and Search Operations on Ayama Road, Yenagoa.
“The driver of the car zoomed off and the patrol team pursued it to the Old Assembly Quarters, Yenagoa, where the duo abandoned the car and escaped.
“The car was searched and the following items were recovered: Two Lar Rifles, Breech Nos. 11H936 and 11H9876 respectively, double magazines, 74 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition, 28 rounds of 6.62 mm live ammunition.
“Others are one Magnum George F Pump action with breech No. 550 with eight live AA Cartridges,’’ the police spokesman said.
Butswat said that efforts were being intensified to arrest the fleeing suspects while further investigation was ongoing.

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