By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa

The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a 68-year-old man and his son for allegedly being in possession of four single-barrel guns concealed in a sack.

The suspects, identified as Tibi Friday, 68, and his son, Oyabrade Tibi, 36, both from Futoro Gbene Community in Ekeremor Local Government Area, were intercepted on Monday at about 10:30 a.m. along the Igbogene-Tombia Expressway in Yenagoa.

The arrest was made by operatives of the Police Anti-Vice Unit during a routine stop-and-search operation.

According to the command, the suspects were travelling in a tricycle to Abua in neighbouring Rivers State when they were stopped and searched.