The Kogi State Police Command has paraded a 23-year-old Charity Williams in possession of arms, ammunition and cash amount of N2.4m.

A statement by SP Williams Ovye, spokesperson of the command, said, “The operative of the Nigeria Police Force attached to Okene division during an intelligence-led raid operations, arrested one Charity Williams, aged 23 years, recovered one locally made barretta pistol, the sum of N2,047,300, six rounds of 9mm live ammunition, hard drugs, axe, and four phones.

“This is consequent on the intelligence tip-off that a suspected criminal was sighted in Yuwander lodge, alleged to be a suspected criminal hideout at Oguda village, Okene. Immediately, the police swung into action and raided the lodge. Upon searching one of the rooms booked by Christopher Kadiri, a lady named Charity Williams, aged 23, was arrested, and the above exhibits were recovered from the room. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the suspect at large, while investigation is ongoing.

“In another development, the operative attached to Ofu Division recovered one locally made barrel gun at Ogbakpedo village located along Itobe-Ayingba road. This is based on a tip-off that some persons suspected to be kidnappers were sighted in the bush. Immediately, the patrol team moved to the scene. On sighting the police, they ran away. Search of the area led to the recovery of one locally made barrel gun, a cutlass, a techno phone, among others.

“The Commissioner of Police, Miller G. Dantawaye, psc, commended the officers for their dedication to duty and reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to the fight against criminality in the state”