A local firearms fabrication workshop in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State has been smashed by operatives of the Enugu State Police Command.
This was confirmed in a statement issued by Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Command, SP Daniel Ndukwe.
He disclosed that “On June 30, 2025, at about 4 p.m., operatives of the Command’s Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad, acting on credible intelligence, raided and dismantled the workshop located in Amofia-Agu Affa, Udi LGA.
“The operation followed the arrest and confession of one Ekene Okafor, aged 32, a member of the Supreme Vikings Confraternity, earlier apprehended for conspiracy, armed robbery, and unlawful possession of firearms.”
Ndukwe added that upon arrest, the suspect led operatives to the workshop, where his locally made cut-to-size gun was being serviced by the workshop’s owner, who fled upon sighting the operatives.
“Recovered from the scene were the locally made cut-to-size single-barrel gun being serviced, two English-made double-barrel guns, eight single-barrel guns, two live and eight expended cartridges, three generator sets, various firearms repair tools, and other exhibits.
“Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing owner of the workshop,” he further stated.
The Enugu State Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus while commending the operatives for the breakthrough, reassured residents of the Command’s commitment to combating illegal firearms proliferation and related crimes. He called on the public to remain vigilant, law-abiding, and to continue providing credible information to the police.
