The Lagos State Police command at about 2.40pm on 23rd of May, 2019 arrested a fake soldier, one Musa Muhammad Agile along Eko bridge.
Confirming the arrest in a statement in Lagos yesterday, the Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr. Bala Elkana noted that a team of Policemen on traffic control from Iponri Police Station and Taskforce arrested the suspect who was fully dressed in military camouflage, obstructing traffic and harassing road users.
Elkana disclosed that on interrogation, the suspect confessed that he was not a Soldier even as he added that investigation was ongoing and that the suspect would soon be charged to Court.
In the same vein, the Lagos State Police command has arrested two suspects namely: Balogun Oluwadamilare, 24 years old and Badmus Idris, 23 years old for cultism.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana who revealed this in Lagos disclosed that Sabo Police Station had on 21st May, 2019, at about 4.00pm, received a distress call that a group of armed hoodlums suspected to be cultists were sighted at Yaba College of Technology, during the College Matriculation ceremony.
According to him, teams of Policemen from Sabo Police Station and Tactical Units of the command were promptly drafted to the scene on receipt of the information to reinforce the campus patrol team leading to the arrest of the suspects.
Items recovered from the suspects according to him include; One Baretta Pistol with four live ammunition and three expended ammunition.
“Investigation is ongoing and the suspects will be charged to Court”, he said.
In a related development, the surveillance Patrol team from Ketu Police Station of the Lagos State Police command had on 24th May, 2019 at about 5.30am, foiled a robbery attempt at Kosofe bus stop.
A statement by the command’s spokesman, Bala Elkana informed that the leader of the gang popularly known as Gabazine and two other members of the gang were arrested and that one Samsung phone snatched from a victim was recovered and handed over to the owner.
He continued, “On 25th May, 2019 the same surveillance team on undercover operation at the same spot arrested two traffic robbery suspects attempting to rob some unsuspecting road users. Two jack Knives and a toy pistol were recovered.
“On the same date at about 0005hrs, surveillance Patrol team deployed to Ketu bus stop, arrested two traffic robbery suspects, namely: Ayomide Ayobami and Taye Onofowokan, both living at Agboyi Ketu. One pistol with three live ammunition and a jack knife were recovered from them.
“On the same date at about 0100hrs, surveillance Patrol team attached to Festac Police Station arrested one Bamidele Ogunbanjo, 30yrs m of prayer Estate Amuwo Odofin. One locally made pistol with one live ammunition were recovered. Investigation is ongoing and all the suspects will be charged to Court”.
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