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5 years 5 months ago #6533 by patrickd
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Two brothers, Peter and Paul Vonddip, have been arrested by men of the Edo State Police Command for being in possession of a locally-made double barrel pistol, which they bought in Anambra State for N50,000.

The brothers told the police that they were taking the gun to Plateau State to protect themselves from herdsmen and protect their deceased father’s cows.

They alleged that their father was killed early this year on his farm by suspected herdsmen.

A police patrol team on Agbor-Urhonigbe Road accosted a Nissan Vannet vehicle they were travelling in and a search led to the recovery of the gun and three live cartridges.

Paul, 30, said he worked as a security guard in Agbor, Delta State.

He said: “I was arrested on my way to Warri in Delta State to give my brother a gun to take to Plateau State. I bought the gun in Anambra State. My younger brother is a tanker driver. I wanted to give him the gun when I was arrested. My father was killed, so I bought the gun for my brother to protect our cows. We had about 100 cows, but only 15 remain because of the crisis in Plateau State.

“My father was killed by herdsmen in our house. I did not buy the gun to avenge my father’s death, but to protect myself and the remaining cows.”

Peter said his brother, Paul, bought the gun to protect their cows.

“Policemen stopped us at a checkpoint and searched our vehicle. They found the gun. Our father was shot dead on his farm. We intended using the gun to protect ourselves from herdsmen.”

Police Commissioner Babatunde Kokumo said the suspects confessed to the crime and would soon be arraigned.
SOURCE: thenationonlineng.net/we-bought-n50000-g...elves-from-herdsmen/
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