Police arrest two suspects with gun in Edo 

The Edo State Police Command has arrested two men in possession of a firearm during a routine stop-and-search operation in Benin City.

According to a statement released by the command on X on Thursday, the suspects, Collins Evbayiro, 34, and O. Nagbagbonmuna, 35, were apprehended by officers of the Ugbekun Division along Upper Sakponba Road.

The statement noted that the suspects were found with a locally made cut-to-size double-barrel gun and two live cartridges. The items were discovered in their Toyota Yaris vehicle, with registration number BEN 777 XE.

“Officers of Ugbekun Division, while on stop-and-search along Upper Sakponba, arrested Collins Evbayiro, 34, and O. Nagbagbonmuna, 35, in possession of a locally made cut-to-size double-barrel gun with two live cartridges, in a Toyota Yaris car, registration number BEN 777 XE,” the Edo State Police Command said.

The police have confirmed that an investigation into the incident is ongoing to determine the suspects’ intentions and any potential connections to criminal activities.