The Lagos State Police Command’s Taskforce on recovery of illegal and prohibited firearms, attached to Area J Command Headquarters, Ajah, while on targeted raids of uncompleted, unoccupied houses and plots of land at Road 1, Block 1, Plot 7, Victory Park Estate, Osapa London, Ilasan recovered five rifles inside an unoccupied shanty within the aforesaid plot of land on November 9, 2018.
The revelation was contained in a statement by the spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, Chike Oti.
Oti said the guns recovered comprised of three European made pump action rifles, numbers L926547, R268751 and P987707, one locally made double barrel rifle and one locally made single barrel rifle.
He said the Commissioner, Lagos State Police Command, Edgar Imohimi, has directed the ballistic arm of the SCIID Panti Yaba to commence investigation into the case.
Imohimi assured that the ember months will remain peaceful in Lagos as the Command will continue to carry out intelligence and purpose driven raids on all identified criminal spots in the state.
The CP added that the Command will continue to enforce the directive of the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on mopping up of illegal and prohibited firearms, warning that anybody found in possession of such weapons will be diligently prosecuted.
Similarly, at Elemoro, 11 armed robbery suspects were arrested at their hideout.
Upon searching their den, detectives recovered one beretta pistol and two locally made pistols.
Progress made in the investigations will be made public as usual, Oti said.
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