An 80-year-old arms peddler, Madam Comfort Izeomwen, has
been arrested and paraded by the Edo State Police Command. The octogenarian was
arrested following the arrest of her alleged accomplice, Stella Omobude, 48,
who was caught with 32 live cartridges by the police.
been arrested and paraded by the Edo State Police Command. The octogenarian was
arrested following the arrest of her alleged accomplice, Stella Omobude, 48,
who was caught with 32 live cartridges by the police.
Edo State Police Commissioner, Chris Ezike, who paraded the
suspects along with 71 other suspects, said based on credible information,
operatives/tactical units of the command raided Evbueren village, along
Benin/Auchi road, where Stella was arrested.
suspects along with 71 other suspects, said based on credible information,
operatives/tactical units of the command raided Evbueren village, along
Benin/Auchi road, where Stella was arrested.
Her confessions led to the arrest of the octogenarian at
Ekae village, Benin City, with 68 live cartridges recovered from her.
Ekae village, Benin City, with 68 live cartridges recovered from her.
Speaking with journalists at the command headquarters, the
octogenarian suspect confessed that she sold each cartridge to her customers at
the rate of N250.
octogenarian suspect confessed that she sold each cartridge to her customers at
the rate of N250.
“I sell to them at N250, but I don’t know what they do with
it. That is what I do for a living,” she confessed.
it. That is what I do for a living,” she confessed.
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