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Nigerian Police Arrest Two Suspects, Recover Guns, Masquerade Regalia In Lagos

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February 5, 2023

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement said the suspects who were on a motorcycle were arrested at about 10.a.m on their way to Lagos from Sagamu, Ogun State.

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State Command, Imota division, on Saturday arrested two suspected cultists and recovered two locally made semi-automatic pistol guns from them.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement said the suspects who were on a motorcycle were arrested at about 10.a.m on their way to Lagos from Sagamu, Ogun State.

According to the police spokesperson, upon their arrest, the police also recovered two live ammunition, charms, masquerade regalia and three mobile phones.

Hundeyin added that the suspects had confessed to being cultists and working as land grabbers in the Ikorodu area of the state.

The police spokesperson said, "At about 1000hrs today, patrol officers from Imota Division stopped two men coming from Sagamu on a motorcycle for a search.

"Found on them were a locally made semi-automatic pistol, two live ammunition, charms, masquerade regalia and three mobile phones.

"Suspects confessed to being cultists and working as land grabbers in Ikorodu. Investigation is ongoing."