A 35-year-old miner is currently in custody pending charges after a 12-gauge shotgun was recovered from bushes in Imbaimadai, Region Seven.
The police have identified the man as Derbia Vieira.
According to a police report, ranks in Region Seven at about 14:45 hrs on Monday, acted on information received from the man’s mother, a cook, from Omenike Village, Imbaimadai who contacted them and the village toshao and informed them about the shotgun.
The report further stated that her son came to her home on Saturday about 6am with a firearm. She then told him to hide the firearm in some nearby bushes and proceeded to contact the police.
She took the ranks to the area where the firearm was hidden and it was recovered in some bushes wrapped in plastic. The ranks took possession of the firearm and carried it to the Imbaimadai Police Station where it was examined and found to be a 12-gauge shotgun.
The son was contacted and informed of the offence to which he admitted. He was subsequently placed in custody pending charges.
