An 80-year-old woman has been paraded by the police in Edo State for having in her possession 68 live cartridges.
Police said the woman, Comfort Izedomwen, confessed that she started selling ammunition about six months ago after she suffered a medical condition in her leg.
The state Police commissioner, Mr. Chris Ezike, at a media briefing, on Monday, said Madam Izedomwen was arrested at Ekae, a village close to Benin after her alleged accomplice, one Stella Omobude, was arrested with 32 live cartridges on October 8.
The commissioner, who also paraded 71 other suspected criminals at the Police Headquartres in Benin, noted that Izedomwen did not give details of her family members.
“On October 8, based on credible information, operatives and tactical units of the command raided Ekaen village on the Benin-Auchi expressway and arrested one Stella Omobude, aged 48, a seller of cartridges to suspected armed robbers,” Ezike said.
In an interaction with journalists, Madam Izedomwen claimed that she was in the business of selling cartridges to hunters and private security operatives at the cost of N250 each.
“I sell to them at N250, but I don’t know what they do with it. That is what I do for a living.”
Police arrest 80-year-old woman with 68 live cartridges in Edo State
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