Police arrest two suspects with locally made guns and charms in Lagos

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Police arrest two suspects with locally made guns and charms in Lagos

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested two suspects, Daniel Ojoh, 20, and 27-year-old Kudus Ahmed, with two locally made guns and charms.

Spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who made this known in a statement on Wednesday, February22, said the suspects were arrested during separate incidents in Lekki and Ojota area of the state. 

“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 read. 

“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,” 

Both suspects are currently assisting the police in ongoing investigations.

Commander RRS, CSP Yinka 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.