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Police nab man, 51, others for illegal production of military uniforms

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The Nigerian Police Force has announced the arrest of a 51-year-old man, Paul Okorie, and two others, for illegally producing and selling military uniforms.

The Force’s Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba paraded the suspected criminals at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad headquarters in Abuja, said he carried out his operations mainly in Kaduna, Katsina, Niger and Zamfara states.

According to reports from the police, a total of 583 pieces of uniforms were recovered from suspected criminals.

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The force also paraded seven male suspects, including two soldiers, linked with the deadly attack on a bullion van in Abakiliki, Ebonyi State, on July 29, 2020.

He said the men carried out elaborate surveillance on the movement of the bullion van for over two weeks before they struck, during which four policemen were killed and their riffles taken away.

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The police said the robbers could not access the money “because of reinforcement and courage shown by both the driver of the bullion van and other operatives.”

Mba explained that the suspects were eventually nabbed by the men of the Intelligence Response Team and other detectives, who carried out a massive investigation into the attempted heist.

He added, “The gang leader is Sunday Seyemi from Bayelsa State. Arms recovered from them include one GPMG rifle with 136 rounds of GPMG ammunition; six AK-47 rifles; 61 AK-47 magazines; five K2 magazines; 1,620 rounds of live AK-47 ammunition; two sets of army camouflage and assorted charms, and other house-breaking implements.

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“Two suspects are still at large; we are closing upon them and certainly, will pick them up.”

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