Police arrest two land grabbers in Lagos, recover guns, charms
The police has arrested two land grabbers (names withheld) for alleged unlawful possession of firearms in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on Saturday on his verified Twitter handle.
He said that the suspects, who were also cult members, were intercepted on Saturday by police officers conducting stop and search operation.
“At about 10:00am today, patrol officers from Imota Division stopped two men coming from Sagamu on a motorcycle for a search.
“Found on them were a locally made semi-automatic pistol, two live ammunition, charms, masquerade regalia and three mobile phones.
“Suspects confessed to being cultists and working as land grabbers in Ikorodu,” he said, adding that investigation was ongoing.
(NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
Heading 3
FRSC collaborates with judiciary for speedy trial of drivers involved in road crashes
“All drivers and vehicle owners who caused crashes on the roads would definitely face the wrath of the law.”
Africa
Tanzania shuts down five hydro stations to reduce excess power on national grid
This is the first time the country will be shutting its hydroelectric stations over excess production.
Abuja
Fuel Scarcity: Motorists lament as long queues resurface in FCT
They appealed to the federal government to resolve whatever the issues were.
Heading 1
NEMA urges early preparedness for disaster management
“These were accompanied by economic, agriculture, and livelihood losses,” she said.
NationWide
Plateau governor calls for stronger Nigeria-U.S. collaboration to tackle insecurity
The governor was part of a delegation of the Nigerian governors participating in the event.
