Assault rifles discovered inside a church in Delta

The Delta state police command has uncovered six assault rifles in a church building located in Okwe community in Asaba, the state capital.

The state Commissioner of Police, Hafiz Inuwa, who disclosed this on Saturday June 27, said Freeman Eze, a community vigilante and the pastor of the church, Christ Holy Church International, claimed the weapons were procured for the protection of the church.

Inuwa further explained that the police raided the church following a tip-off.

“When we got our intelligence on June 23, we just swoop into the area where Christ Holy Church campground is situated in Okwe and got one vigilante by name Freeman Eze arrested.

However during the course of our interrogation and investigation at the scene, we were able to recover six assault rifles because pump-action rifles are now a prohibited firearm” he said.

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