Lagos Police has confirmed arrest of two armed men on Agoro Street, Mushin.
This was contained in a statement made available by Public Relations Officer of the state Police, David Hundeyin shared on his X handle as read in part:
“ Thank you, Lagosians for the timely information. Together, we can overcome insecurity.
This morning at about 1am, responding to a distress call about the presence of armed men on Agoro Street, Mushin, our tactical team based in Surulere swiftly moved in and arrested Sherrif Mustapha ‘m’ aged 42 and Suturat Lateef ‘f’ aged 28 while one other escaped.
The suspects led the police to 1, Moshalashi Street, Mushin where the following were recovered:
- Two (2) AK 47 rifles
- One (1) K2 Assault rifle
- One (1) Red Rufer rifle
- Three (3) pump action rifles
- Two (2)locally made single barrel pistols
- Five (5) magazines
- Fifty seven (57) live cartridges
- Seventy (70) 5.56 live ammunition
- Twenty seven (27) 9mm ammunition
- one (1) expended 5.56 ammunition
- One (1) dagger
- Three (3) walkie talkies
- Nine (9) international passports
Investigation is ongoing!
If you see something, say something. Security is everyone’s business”.