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The police in Cross River State have arrested a 21-year-old man, Goodwin Ubung, with a General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) and an AK47 rifle with 375 rounds of live ammunition
The command recovered the arms and ammunition from the man.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Aminu Alhassan, disclosed this on Thursday in Calabar at his maiden news conference.
Mr Alhassan, who assumed duty in Calabar on Wednesday, said the suspect was arrested in Obudu Local Government Area of the state.
“A surveillance patrol team led by the DPO Obanliku Division intercepted Ubung Godwin of Bebuabie village and one Christopher Udie of Betukwel village in Obudu Local Government Area with an unregistered motorcycle on Wednesday.
“On sighting the police, Christopher took to his heels, abandoning his accomplice with the motorcycle, while Godwin was arrested,” the commissioner said.
He said that one chain of GPMG live ammunitions and 375 AK47 live ammunitions were recovered from the suspect.
Mr Alhassan said Mr Ubung was being investigated to establish the source and mission of “this illegal act’’ and urged residents to assist the police in fighting crime in the state by providing intelligence reports.
Narrating what happened, Ubung said, “My cousin, Christopher Udie, asked me to drop him at the park and take his motorcycle to the mechanic for repairs, because he said he was travelling.
“When we approached a police checkpoint close to the Sankwala junction park along the Ranch Road, the cops stopped us and asked us where we were going.
“I disembarked from the motorcycle. The policemen asked what was in the bag. Before I knew it, Christopher threw the bag on the ground and ran. I didn’t know what was in the bag.”
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