The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a land grabber, Ojo Adesola, with four locally made rifles and 38 rounds of live cartridges at Alagbado area of Lagos. The Lagos State Police Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Bala Elkana, said in a statement that the suspect was arrested on June 21 at about 7.00 a.m. while acting on “credible intelligence” information. The suspect was flanked down by the surveillance team while conveying arms in a white bus along Amikanle area, Alagbado. “The suspect who hails from Ogun State belongs to a notorious gang of land grabbers and hired killers, terrorising Ogun and Lagos states. Homicide detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba, have taken over the case on the instruction of the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Zubairu Muazu mni.

Source: The Guardian June 24, 2019 15:00 UTC