Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has arrested three suspected to be arms dealers at Mfum, the border community along the Nigeria–Cameroon border.
This was disclosed by the Comptroller in-charge of Mfum Border Command, Mr Ndubuisi Eneregbu, in a statement on Sunday in Calabar, Cross River.
Mfum is a commercial border town in Etung Local Government Area of Cross River where Nigerians and others engages in international trade.
He said two Nigerians and one irregular Cameroonian migrant believed to be a member of the Ambazonia separatist group, were arrested on a motorcycle with arms and live ammunitions.
The statement said, “The suspects were found with among other things, a small bag containing incriminating items such as one Beretta pistol, one locally made pistol, three live ammunitions, charms and one TECNO BC3 Android phone.
“They were four suspects; the fourth person, currently at large, left them with the bag containing the incriminating items.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that one of the suspects, the Cameroonian, is a member of the Ambazonia separatist group in the Republic of Cameroon.
“The three suspects along with the incriminating items have been handed over to the Divisional Police Officer Etung Division, Etung Local Government Area for further investigation.”