Crimes

Police seize cache of ammunition, arrest 3 suspects in Lagos

The operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have seized a large cache of ammunition in two commercial buses and arrested three persons found with the consignment in the state.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this via a statement issued on Saturday.

Hundeyin stated that police operatives from Ikorodu division who intercepted the ammunition also discovered three dismantled motorcycles and some personal effects in the two buses.

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He said the interception occurred at Poromope Estate, Ijede Road in the Ikorodu area of Lagos.

“Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspects, Tukur Abdullah, aged 35; Muazu Telim, aged 50; and Dahiru Idris, aged 36; were on their way to Katsina State with the ammunition.

“The suspects, the exhibits, and the vehicles have been transferred to the Lagos State Command Headquarters, Ikeja for further investigations,” the police spokesperson stated.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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