Operatives of Delta State Police Command have arrested one Solomon Ebe over alleged possession of 340 rounds of AK-47 live ammunition concealed inside bag of garri.

Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement in Warri.

Edafe said the suspect was apprehended on Friday by the patrol team of the Bomadi Police Division.
He said the police operatives were in a stop and search duty in the Bomadi/Tuomo Road in Bomadi Local Government Area of the state.
“On Oct. 1, 2021 at about 07:30 hrs, policemen attached to Bomadi Divisional patrol team while on stop and search duty in Bomadi/Tuomo Road intercepted a cyclist conveying one Ebe who carried a bag containing garri.

“The operative who were on reasonable suspicion decided to search the suspect and the bag.
“Upon search, 340 rounds of AK-47 live ammunition hidden inside the garri were recovered. The suspect was arrested while investigation is ongoing,” he said.