Nigeria, June 9 -- The Nigeria Police Force in Delta State has arrested four suspected members of a gun-running syndicate connected to the recovery of a Beretta pistol in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area. This incident culminated in the controversial killing of a suspected gun runner, Oghenemine (Mene) Ogidi, by a police officer.

The Commissioner of Police in Delta State, Yemi Oyeniyi, disclosed this during a press briefing at the state police headquarters in Asaba on Monday.

Mr Oyeniyi said the arrest followed weeks of intelligence-driven investigations across Bayelsa and Imo states after operatives recovered the firearm at a transport park in Effurun on 1 May.

The police commissioner also said that the dismissed former Assistant ...