The police said they recovered 13 single barrel Dane guns, three pump action guns, five MAC4 automatic rifles, five locally fabricated pistols, and double barrel long gun, among other weapons.
The police spokesperson in the state, Irene Ugbo, made the disclosure in Calabar on Tuesday when the police paraded 15 suspects arrested across the state within the period under review.
Ms Ugbo, a superintendent of police, said that the police in the state secured three convictions within the same period. The other cases were pending in the courts, she said. Others are two G3 automatic rifles, 650 rounds of 7.62×51 LAR ammunition, 29 rounds of 7.62×39 AK-47 ammunition, eight pieces of 90m high explosives, and 10 pieces of detonator.
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