ARREST OF SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBER/CULTIST
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IT IS REPORTED THAT ON 18/06/2024 AT 0045HRS, DSP OMOSOIGBE CLAUDIUS AND ANOTHER OFFICER WERE ON MOTORCYCLE PATROL AT LONG-BRIDGE OUTWARD LAGOS. THEY OBSERVED A TOYOTA COROLLA CAR STOPPED ON THE FAST LANE, DRIVING AGAINST TRAFFIC WITH FULL LIGHTS ON. UPON APPROACHING THE VEHICLE, THEY NOTICED A YOUNG MAN, LATER IDENTIFIED AS ALOLE JOHNSON OF IBAFO AREA, WHO APPEARED INTOXICATED AND SUSPICIOUS. THE PATROL TEAM ATTEMPTED TO RESCUE HIM FROM THE BRIDGE TO THE STATION. UPON SEARCHING HIS VEHICLE, THEY DISCOVERED TWO LOCALLY MADE PISTOLS, TWO LIVE CARTRIDGES, AN AXE, A LONG CUTLASS, CRIMINAL CHARMS, FOUR ATM CARDS, A BUNCH OF ID CARDS, LIQUID SUBSTANCE BELIEVED TO BE GUMS, TWO THOUSAND NAIRA, AND A SMALL BAG. THE SUSPECT WAS ARRESTED AND, DURING INTERROGATION, CLAIMED NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE ITEMS. HIS RESIDENCE WAS SEARCHED AND A MILITARY CAMOUFLAGE CAP WAS FOUND. THE DCB IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE SUSPECT, AND THE EVIDENCE WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO SCIID ABEOKUTA FOR FURTHER INQUIRY.
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