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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 46-year-old cleric and a 49-year-old native doctor for being in possession of firearms in Edo.<\/p>\n

Mr George Edem, Commandant of the corps in the state, disclosed this to newsmen in Benin, the state capital, on Friday, NAN reports.<\/p>\n

Edem said the suspects specialized in robbing unsuspecting members of the public on motorcycles.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat they do is to pick passengers with Okada, take them into the bush and rob them at gunpoint.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were arrested during one of their operations and a cut\u2013size gun, cartridges, charms and some money were recovered from them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He therefore called on members of the public to avail the corps with information to enable the command to book more suspects and criminal elements in the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe suspects would be handed over to the relevant security agency on completion of investigation,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 46-year-old cleric and a 49-year-old native doctor for being in possession of firearms in Edo. Mr George Edem, Commandant of the corps in the state, disclosed this to newsmen in Benin, the state capital, on Friday, NAN reports. 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