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Lagos Police: Man Who Sighted Patrol Team And Ran Away Arrested With Gun, Ammunition, Axe, Machete

The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested a man, who alongside his colleague, saw the police patrol team and took to their heels.

Lagos Police Arrests Man Who Sighted Patrol Team And Ran Away

This was disclosed in a tweet by the Spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin on his handle on Thursday.

Hundeyin said, “At about 0900hrs yesterday, two young men took to their heels immediately they sighted the patrol team of Orile Division.”

According to him, “While one of them threw away his firearm and escaped, the other was arrested with a firearm, ammunition, an axe, and a machete.”

The police image maker said the command has commenced an investigation into the case.

“Investigation is ongoing,” he noted.

Meanwhile, Kanyi Daily reported that the Lagos police command recently arrested a lone scooter rider with a semi-automatic pistol and a round of live ammunition.

Richard Anyebe

Richard Anyebe is a senior reporter at Kanyi Daily News covering all things politics and trending human interest stories. He is based in Abuja. Contact this reporter at info@kanyidaily.com

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