The Police in Delta State has said that it has recovered various types of weapons from an uncompleted building at Agadaga Avenue, off Jakpa Road, Ekpan in the Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.
Items recovered include one AK-47 rifle with five magazines loaded with 161 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, one assault rifle with two magazines loaded with 59 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition, two English pump-action guns, 110 rounds of live cartridges, one double barrel gun, one single barrel gun, one toy gun, cutlasses and charms wrapped in a cap.
Announcing the discovery, the state Police Spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe said the uncompleted building is a haven for suspected kidnappers and armed robbers in the area.
Edafe noted that the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, of Ekpan Division, CSP Aliyu Shaba, had led a team of policemen and military men to the scene where the weapons were recovered.
According to him, the recovery was made on Monday at about 1600hrs.
He added that efforts are being made to arrest the crime syndicate and bring them to book.
