Kogi Poly security operatives arrest student with revolver pistol, ammunition

The Kogi State Polytechnic security operatives have apprehended an ND II student of the Department of Public Administration of the institution for being in possession of a locally fabricated revolver pistol while making his way into the campus.

The Head, Public Relations and Protocol Unit of the institution, Mrs Uredo Omale, who disclosed this in a statement, the student, Shehu Tenimu Mohammed, with Matric No 2018/ND/170 was, in addition to the illegal possession of the pistol, carrying five rounds of live ammunition while making his way through the main entrance of the Polytechnic on Friday, April 9.

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A strong security network put in place to halt any attempt to breach the ban on End-of- Examination Celebration, made the arrest of the student possible

It should be recalled that the ban itself came into force in view of an intelligence report that some suspected cultists would be coming to the campus with ammunitions to avenge their colleague who was killed after the end of examination in 2019.

Ever at alert, the security operatives of the institution had on Thursday, 8th April 2021, impounded a Tricycle, (Keke NAPEP) which apparently was intended as a decoy for hiding and releasing gunshots outside the school gate.

In the same vein, the gallant security operatives also arrested a non-student suspected to be a hired machinery with a charm made “African – bulletproof” on the campus on 7th April 2021. The suspect who has since been handed over to the law enforcement agency claimed that he came to the campus to celebrate the end of the examination with his sister.

It was the result of the arrest of the non-student, on April 7,  made the security continuous check at the gate that led to the arrest of Shehu Tenimu Mohammed who was coming to the campus purportedly to write his ND II final examination on Friday, 9th April 2021.

However,  Mohammed was stopped by the ‘stop and search’ officer and was asked to hand over his belongings. He took to his heels when he realised he would be caught with live ammunition, but it was too late for him

He has since been handed over to the appropriate law enforcement agency for further interrogation and investigation.

The Rector who commended the security unit of the institution for a good job, however, appealed to members of the Polytechnic community to always be on the side of the law.