Police Arrest 11 Robbery Suspects, Recover Eight Guns In Lagos

Police Arrest 11 Robbery Suspects, Recover Eight Guns In Lagos

The police have arrested eleven armed robbery suspects in their hideout at Elemoro community in Lekki axis of Lagos State.

Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Chike Oti, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday.

He revealed that upon searching the suspects’ den, the police recovered one berretta pistol and two locally made pistols.

Noting that progress made in the investigations would be made public, Mr Oti disclosed that the police also recovered five rifles inside an unoccupied shanty in an estate in the same axis of the state.

He said the guns were recovered on Friday last week by personnel of the State Police Command’s Taskforce on recovery of illegal and prohibited firearms, attached to Area J Command Headquarters, Ajah.

“The guns recovered comprises of three European made pump action rifles numbers L926547, R268751 and P987707 respectively, one locally made double barrel rifle and one locally made single barrel rifle,” Mr Oti said.

The Commissioner of Police in the state thereafter directed the ballistic arm of the SCIID Panti Yaba to commence an investigation into the case.

He assured residents that the ember months would remain peaceful in Lagos as the Command continues to carry out intelligence and purpose-driven raids on all identified criminal spots in the state.

The CP added that the Command would continue to enforce the Inspector General of Police’s directive on mopping up of illegal and prohibited firearms.

He, however, warned that anybody found in possession of such weapons would be diligently prosecuted by the police.