Posted by Chinenye on Wed 08th Jul, 2026 - tori.ng
A routine security operation in Bayelsa has led to the arrest of a father and son after officers discovered concealed firearms during a stop-and-search.
(Police. Photo by Guardian Nigeria News)
The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a 68-year-old man and his 36-year-old son over alleged unlawful possession of four single-barrel guns.
In a statement, Musa Mohammed, a superintendent and the command's image maker, said operatives of the Anti-Vice Unit effected the arrest on Monday, July 6, 2026, at about 10:30 a.m.
The suspects, identified as Tibi Friday, 68, and Oyabrade Tibi, 36, both from Futoro Gbene Community in Ekeremor Local Government Area, were arrested inside a commercial tricycle during a routine stop-and-search operation along the Igbogene–Tombia Expressway in Yenagoa, the statement added.
Mohammed said a search of the tricycle led to the discovery of four single-barrel guns concealed inside a sack and covered with sticks.
He said the suspects told operatives they were travelling to Abua in Rivers State at the time of their arrest.
According to Mohammed, the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Yenagoa, for discreet investigation to determine the source of the firearms and identify any other persons connected with the offence.
He added that the command, under CP Iyamah Daniel Edebor, reaffirmed its commitment to tackling the proliferation of illegal firearms and other violent crimes in the state, urging residents to continue providing timely and credible information to support ongoing security efforts.