As a follow up on the case of unlawful possession of a berretta pistol recovered at a park in Effurun, Uvwie LGA on 1st May 2026, four suspects who are part of the gun running syndicate namely, Emmanuel Chukwuemeka, Clifford Boleyelefa, Amadi Princewill, Amadi Felix Chibuike have been arrested.

The suspects were arrested in Bayelsa and Imo state respectively, after a pain staking investigation and intelligence led operations carried out by operatives of the command.

The first suspect Emmanuel Chukwuemeka was arrested in Bayelsa on the 4th of May 2026 alongside his friend and roommate whose phone he used as a means of communication to purchase the gun.

Emmanuel revealed that he bought the gun from one Amadi Princewill for the sum of Two Hundred and Ninety Thousand Naira (#290,000) and sold the gun to one Desmond (at large) for the sum of Three Hundred and Eighty Thousand Naira (#380,000).