Nigeria, July 27 -- The police in Akwa Ibom State have dismantled a suspected illegal firearms fabrication syndicate and recovered a locally fabricated double-barrelled cartridge gun and equipment allegedly used in manufacturing weapons.

The police said the operation also exposed an "illicit arms production network operating within the state," while efforts were underway to arrest another suspect believed to have participated in the fabrication process.

The police spokeswoman in the state, Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Monday.

According to the statement, the breakthrough followed what the police described as a coordinated intelligence-led operation aimed at combating violent crime and curbing the p...