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Nigeria’s Immigration Service has arrested three suspected gun smugglers at Mfum Border Command, near Ikom in Cross River state.
The controller in charge of the command, Ndubuisi Eneregbu, who confirmed the arrest in a statement in Calabar, said the three suspects were two Nigerians, while the third is a Cameroonian migrant.
Eneregbu said the Cameroonian migrant confessed to being a member of the separatist group Ambazonia fighting for independence in southwestern Cameroon.
He explained that the suspects were intercepted on a motorcycle with weapons and live ammunition.
“The suspects were found with a small bag containing incriminating items such as a barrater pistol, a locally made pistol, three live ammunition, charms and a TECNO BC3 Android phone,” he said.
“According to them, it was four and the fourth person currently free left them with the bag containing the incriminating items
“Preliminary investigations have revealed that one of the suspects, the Cameroonian, is a member of the separatist group Ambazonia in the Republic of Cameroon.
“The three suspects along with the incriminating items have been handed over to the Divisional Police Officer in Etung Division, Etung Local Government Area of the state for further investigation,” he added.