32-year-old man arrested for illegal possession of firearms

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man, Abubakar Ibrahim, for alleged illegal possession of firearms.

The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on Monday on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle@BenHundeyin.

He said that the operatives intercepted and arrested the suspect while his accomplices escaped.

“The suspect and two others were stopped by police officers at about 2:00 a.m on Monday in Igbo Elerin in the Ojo area of the state.

“Though all three fled, but the suspect was eventually apprehended and searched.

“Found in his bag were a locally fabricated double-barrel firearm, one expended and one live cartridge,” Hundeyin said.

Hundeyin said investigations into the matter are ongoing