Enugu Police command had reportedly said yesterday that two persons were apprehended for reported illegitimate possession of fire arms within Enugu metropolis.

The command’s public relations officer, SP Ebere Amaraizu, stated this in a statement in Enugu, adding that the two suspects were apprehended in different locations on May 31.

The suspects are identified as 32-year-old Musa Damoru, a native of Song Local Government Area of Adamawa State and 24-year-old Abbas Adam of Quapaan Local Government Area of Plateau State.

“Damoru was arrested at about 4:40 p.m. by mobile policemen on stop-and-search duty around Thinkers Corner axis of the metropolis with the locally-made gun and two fully charged torch lights.

“Adam was arrested at about 7:15 p.m. as a passenger in a commercial Hiace bus with registration number GME 747 ZUA with one locally-made pistol by mobile policemen on stop-and-search,’’ Amaraizu attested.

He said that “the suspects were helping the operatives of the command in their probes, and they would be charged to court after investigations were concluded”.

The command also recovered two locally-made pistols from the suspects.

Amaraizu dissolved that the apprehensions were made by policemen attached to the Mobile Police 3 Squadron in Enugu on a stop-and-search duty.