The Imo State Police Command has arrested a suspected gun-runner from Rivers State who allegedly supplies ammunition to kidnapping syndicates operating in Imo State.Speaking to newsmen during a press briefing on Friday, the Commissioner of Police, Audu Bosso, said the suspect’s arrest followed the earlier arrest of members of a kidnapping syndicate who allegedly confessed to investigators about their source of ammunition.In another development, the police commissioner said operatives of the command arrested two suspected kidnapping kingpins, Confidence Vitalis, 28, of Ukugba, Egbema in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, and Ishiaya Rejoice, 32, of Emuoha in Rivers State.Bosso said the suspects were arrested after operatives carried out a follow-up operation at a suspected kidnappers’ and terrorists’ hideout located within the Egbema River creek, where they also rescued a victim abducted by the same kidnapping syndicate.“Intelligence obtained from the rescue operation led to the subsequent arrest of the kingpins, and their confessional statements led operatives to the suspects’ hideout, culminating in the latest operation,” he said.Related NewsVIDEO: Fubara arrives Rivers assembly to present 2026 budgetTwo N’Delta varsity students arrested after cultists killed undergraduate10 injured, 15 arrested as Bauchi rival youth groups clash“During the operation, the Command recovered one AK-47 rifle, four AK-47 magazines, sixteen rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, three locally made cut-to-size guns, sixteen live cartridges, one empty Beretta magazine, twenty rounds of GPMG ammunition, one human skull, and assorted criminal charms.”He added that investigations linked the gang to the recent killing of two personnel of the Imo State Homeland Security.“Further investigation established that the same criminal gang was responsible for the killing of two personnel of the Imo State Homeland Security at Umuguma, Owerri West Local Government Area recently during an attempt to kidnap Mrs. Betty Oluchi Dike. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend other fleeing members of the syndicate.”Bosso also disclosed that, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the command stormed the Obiakpu swamps in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, where they recovered a large cache of ammunition.“In a related development, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Imo State Police Command stormed the Obiakpu swamps in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, where they recovered an additional cache of 346 rounds of live ammunition, comprising 122 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, 148 rounds of M16 rifle ammunition, and 76 rounds of 9mm Beretta pistol ammunition. The operatives also recovered seven magazines, comprising four AK-47 rifle magazines and three M16 rifle magazines.” Speaking to newsmen during a press briefing on Friday, the Commissioner of Police, Audu Bosso, said the suspect’s arrest followed the earlier arrest of members of a kidnapping syndicate who allegedly confessed to investigators about their source of ammunition.In another development, the police commissioner said operatives of the command arrested two suspected kidnapping kingpins, Confidence Vitalis, 28, of Ukugba, Egbema in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, and Ishiaya Rejoice, 32, of Emuoha in Rivers State.Bosso said the suspects were arrested after operatives carried out a follow-up operation at a suspected kidnappers’ and terrorists’ hideout located within the Egbema River creek, where they also rescued a victim abducted by the same kidnapping syndicate.“Intelligence obtained from the rescue operation led to the subsequent arrest of the kingpins, and their confessional statements led operatives to the suspects’ hideout, culminating in the latest operation,” he said.Related NewsVIDEO: Fubara arrives Rivers assembly to present 2026 budgetTwo N’Delta varsity students arrested after cultists killed undergraduate10 injured, 15 arrested as Bauchi rival youth groups clash“During the operation, the Command recovered one AK-47 rifle, four AK-47 magazines, sixteen rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, three locally made cut-to-size guns, sixteen live cartridges, one empty Beretta magazine, twenty rounds of GPMG ammunition, one human skull, and assorted criminal charms.”He added that investigations linked the gang to the recent killing of two personnel of the Imo State Homeland Security.“Further investigation established that the same criminal gang was responsible for the killing of two personnel of the Imo State Homeland Security at Umuguma, Owerri West Local Government Area recently during an attempt to kidnap Mrs. Betty Oluchi Dike. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend other fleeing members of the syndicate.”Bosso also disclosed that, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the command stormed the Obiakpu swamps in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, where they recovered a large cache of ammunition.“In a related development, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Imo State Police Command stormed the Obiakpu swamps in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, where they recovered an additional cache of 346 rounds of live ammunition, comprising 122 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, 148 rounds of M16 rifle ammunition, and 76 rounds of 9mm Beretta pistol ammunition. The operatives also recovered seven magazines, comprising four AK-47 rifle magazines and three M16 rifle magazines.” In another development, the police commissioner said operatives of the command arrested two suspected kidnapping kingpins, Confidence Vitalis, 28, of Ukugba, Egbema in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, and Ishiaya Rejoice, 32, of Emuoha in Rivers State.Bosso said the suspects were arrested after operatives carried out a follow-up operation at a suspected kidnappers’ and terrorists’ hideout located within the Egbema River creek, where they also rescued a victim abducted by the same kidnapping syndicate.“Intelligence obtained from the rescue operation led to the subsequent arrest of the kingpins, and their confessional statements led operatives to the suspects’ hideout, culminating in the latest operation,” he said.Related NewsVIDEO: Fubara arrives Rivers assembly to present 2026 budgetTwo N’Delta varsity students arrested after cultists killed undergraduate10 injured, 15 arrested as Bauchi rival youth groups clash“During the operation, the Command recovered one AK-47 rifle, four AK-47 magazines, sixteen rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, three locally made cut-to-size guns, sixteen live cartridges, one empty Beretta magazine, twenty rounds of GPMG ammunition, one human skull, and assorted criminal charms.”He added that investigations linked the gang to the recent killing of two personnel of the Imo State Homeland Security.“Further investigation established that the same criminal gang was responsible for the killing of two personnel of the Imo State Homeland Security at Umuguma, Owerri West Local Government Area recently during an attempt to kidnap Mrs. Betty Oluchi Dike. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend other fleeing members of the syndicate.”Bosso also disclosed that, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the command stormed the Obiakpu swamps in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, where they recovered a large cache of ammunition.“In a related development, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Imo State Police Command stormed the Obiakpu swamps in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, where they recovered an additional cache of 346 rounds of live ammunition, comprising 122 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, 148 rounds of M16 rifle ammunition, and 76 rounds of 9mm Beretta pistol ammunition. The operatives also recovered seven magazines, comprising four AK-47 rifle magazines and three M16 rifle magazines.” Bosso said the suspects were arrested after operatives carried out a follow-up operation at a suspected kidnappers’ and terrorists’ hideout located within the Egbema River creek, where they also rescued a victim abducted by the same kidnapping syndicate.“Intelligence obtained from the rescue operation led to the subsequent arrest of the kingpins, and their confessional statements led operatives to the suspects’ hideout, culminating in the latest operation,” he said.Related NewsVIDEO: Fubara arrives Rivers assembly to present 2026 budgetTwo N’Delta varsity students arrested after cultists killed undergraduate10 injured, 15 arrested as Bauchi rival youth groups clash“During the operation, the Command recovered one AK-47 rifle, four AK-47 magazines, sixteen rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, three locally made cut-to-size guns, sixteen live cartridges, one empty Beretta magazine, twenty rounds of GPMG ammunition, one human skull, and assorted criminal charms.”He added that investigations linked the gang to the recent killing of two personnel of the Imo State Homeland Security.“Further investigation established that the same criminal gang was responsible for the killing of two personnel of the Imo State Homeland Security at Umuguma, Owerri West Local Government Area recently during an attempt to kidnap Mrs. Betty Oluchi Dike. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend other fleeing members of the syndicate.”Bosso also disclosed that, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the command stormed the Obiakpu swamps in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, where they recovered a large cache of ammunition.“In a related development, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Imo State Police Command stormed the Obiakpu swamps in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, where they recovered an additional cache of 346 rounds of live ammunition, comprising 122 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, 148 rounds of M16 rifle ammunition, and 76 rounds of 9mm Beretta pistol ammunition. The operatives also recovered seven magazines, comprising four AK-47 rifle magazines and three M16 rifle magazines.” “Intelligence obtained from the rescue operation led to the subsequent arrest of the kingpins, and their confessional statements led operatives to the suspects’ hideout, culminating in the latest operation,” he said.Related NewsVIDEO: Fubara arrives Rivers assembly to present 2026 budgetTwo N’Delta varsity students arrested after cultists killed undergraduate10 injured, 15 arrested as Bauchi rival youth groups clash“During the operation, the Command recovered one AK-47 rifle, four AK-47 magazines, sixteen rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, three locally made cut-to-size guns, sixteen live cartridges, one empty Beretta magazine, twenty rounds of GPMG ammunition, one human skull, and assorted criminal charms.”He added that investigations linked the gang to the recent killing of two personnel of the Imo State Homeland Security.“Further investigation established that the same criminal gang was responsible for the killing of two personnel of the Imo State Homeland Security at Umuguma, Owerri West Local Government Area recently during an attempt to kidnap Mrs. Betty Oluchi Dike. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend other fleeing members of the syndicate.”Bosso also disclosed that, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the command stormed the Obiakpu swamps in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, where they recovered a large cache of ammunition.“In a related development, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Imo State Police Command stormed the Obiakpu swamps in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, where they recovered an additional cache of 346 rounds of live ammunition, comprising 122 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, 148 rounds of M16 rifle ammunition, and 76 rounds of 9mm Beretta pistol ammunition. The operatives also recovered seven magazines, comprising four AK-47 rifle magazines and three M16 rifle magazines.” “During the operation, the Command recovered one AK-47 rifle, four AK-47 magazines, sixteen rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, three locally made cut-to-size guns, sixteen live cartridges, one empty Beretta magazine, twenty rounds of GPMG ammunition, one human skull, and assorted criminal charms.”He added that investigations linked the gang to the recent killing of two personnel of the Imo State Homeland Security.“Further investigation established that the same criminal gang was responsible for the killing of two personnel of the Imo State Homeland Security at Umuguma, Owerri West Local Government Area recently during an attempt to kidnap Mrs. Betty Oluchi Dike. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend other fleeing members of the syndicate.”Bosso also disclosed that, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the command stormed the Obiakpu swamps in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, where they recovered a large cache of ammunition.“In a related development, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Imo State Police Command stormed the Obiakpu swamps in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, where they recovered an additional cache of 346 rounds of live ammunition, comprising 122 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, 148 rounds of M16 rifle ammunition, and 76 rounds of 9mm Beretta pistol ammunition. The operatives also recovered seven magazines, comprising four AK-47 rifle magazines and three M16 rifle magazines.” He added that investigations linked the gang to the recent killing of two personnel of the Imo State Homeland Security.“Further investigation established that the same criminal gang was responsible for the killing of two personnel of the Imo State Homeland Security at Umuguma, Owerri West Local Government Area recently during an attempt to kidnap Mrs. Betty Oluchi Dike. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend other fleeing members of the syndicate.”Bosso also disclosed that, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the command stormed the Obiakpu swamps in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, where they recovered a large cache of ammunition.“In a related development, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Imo State Police Command stormed the Obiakpu swamps in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, where they recovered an additional cache of 346 rounds of live ammunition, comprising 122 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, 148 rounds of M16 rifle ammunition, and 76 rounds of 9mm Beretta pistol ammunition. The operatives also recovered seven magazines, comprising four AK-47 rifle magazines and three M16 rifle magazines.” “Further investigation established that the same criminal gang was responsible for the killing of two personnel of the Imo State Homeland Security at Umuguma, Owerri West Local Government Area recently during an attempt to kidnap Mrs. Betty Oluchi Dike. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend other fleeing members of the syndicate.”Bosso also disclosed that, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the command stormed the Obiakpu swamps in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, where they recovered a large cache of ammunition.“In a related development, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Imo State Police Command stormed the Obiakpu swamps in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, where they recovered an additional cache of 346 rounds of live ammunition, comprising 122 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, 148 rounds of M16 rifle ammunition, and 76 rounds of 9mm Beretta pistol ammunition. The operatives also recovered seven magazines, comprising four AK-47 rifle magazines and three M16 rifle magazines.” Bosso also disclosed that, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the command stormed the Obiakpu swamps in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, where they recovered a large cache of ammunition.“In a related development, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Imo State Police Command stormed the Obiakpu swamps in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, where they recovered an additional cache of 346 rounds of live ammunition, comprising 122 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, 148 rounds of M16 rifle ammunition, and 76 rounds of 9mm Beretta pistol ammunition. The operatives also recovered seven magazines, comprising four AK-47 rifle magazines and three M16 rifle magazines.” “In a related development, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Imo State Police Command stormed the Obiakpu swamps in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, where they recovered an additional cache of 346 rounds of live ammunition, comprising 122 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, 148 rounds of M16 rifle ammunition, and 76 rounds of 9mm Beretta pistol ammunition. The operatives also recovered seven magazines, comprising four AK-47 rifle magazines and three M16 rifle magazines.”