Arms, explosives production factory uncovered in Cross River community, cache of weapons seized

<p>The Police Command in Cross River State says it has discovered a factory producing guns and explosives in Osomba community in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state.</p>, <p>A team of the Command’s Anti Cultism and Kidnapping Squad, led by SP Ogini Chukwuma, uncovered the factory and recovered a cache of arms on Monday, the command spokesperson, SP Irene Ugbo, has said.</p>, <p>Ugbo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Calabar that the operation lasted four hours leading to the recovery of remote-controlled Improvised Explosives Devices, detonators, and several automatic weapons.</p>, <p>She further said that dozens of locally made double barrel guns and pistols were also recovered at the illegal arms factory.</p>, <p>The command spokesperson said nine suspects were apprehended at the factory, adding that those arrested were ”known gun runners”.</p>, <p>“Once we are done with our investigation, they will be charged to court.</p>, <p>”This is a pure act of terrorism for them to be making explosives right inside a community with highly sophisticated remote donators, indicators and so on.</p>, <p>“It’s a huge breakthrough for the command, and we are not relenting in our quest to rid the state of crimes and criminalities, as a matter of fact, we have taken the war to the criminals,” Ugbo said.</p>