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SSS arrests suspected arms producers in Plateau
A FIVE-MAN syndicate, which specialises in the manufacturing of illegal arms, has been arrested by the State Security Service (SSS) in Plateau State.
The State Director of SSS, Mr. Douglas Dogo, paraded the suspects at a press conference held at the state security office in Jos at the weekend.
According to him, the armed dealers, who reside in a village near Heipang, opposite the Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkin Ladi, were arrested recently with the weapons, following a tip off.
He said the arms manufacturers were picked up at the residence of a 47-year-old, Dung Gyang, who is a staff of the Plateau State Polytechnic, and operated under the guise that they were burglary proof and door producers.
The suspects, who confessed to the crime, were discovered to be members of the same family with one Marcus Dung as the leader. He was said to have been producing locally made arms since 2001.
Dogo said that security operatives were investigating the matter with a view to weeding out customers of the syndicate.
He expressed the determination of the service to rid the state of all illegal weapons in circulation.
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