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Police Nab 2 With Guns In Lagos
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The Police in Lagos arrested both men in two separate operations.
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One was arrested at his workshop while the other suspect was nabbed after a search.
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The recovered guns were locally made.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested two suspects, 20-year-old Daniel Ojoh and 27-year-old Kudus Ahmed, with two locally made guns and charms.
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The Lagos Police Command spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday.
He said Ojoh and Ahmed were arrested in separate incidents in Lekki and Ojota, Lagos, respectively.
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“Upon receipt of credible information from the public, Daniel Ojoh was arrested at his workshop in Alagutan on Saturday, February 18, 2023, and a locally made gun with two live cartridges were recovered from him,” the statement reads.
“Kudus Ahmed was arrested underneath Ojota Bridge at about 4:00 p.m on Sunday, February 19, 2023, after he was stopped on suspicion by RRS bike riders on patrol. A locally made gun and charms were recovered from his bag.”
Hundeyin revealed missing that both suspects are currently assisting the police in ongoing investigations.
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“Commander RRS, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, while urging the officers to intensify patrol of the state, directed that the suspects be transferred to the Command Headquarters for further investigation and prosecution,” the Lagos police spokesperson added.
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