CRIME & COURT

Man arrested with unlicensed gun, two others escape

A 30-year-old man has been arrested for being in possession of unlicensed Chinese-made pistol.

Two of his accomplices however escaped, said the police in Lagos.

Benjamin Hudeyin, the state police command’s spokesperson, said the suspect, Bamidele Taiwo, was arrested during a stop-and-search at the Alagbado, an area bordering Lagos and Ogun states.

Bamidele Taiwo holds a gun in his palms
The suspect, Bamidele Taiwo

Taiwo and two others were riding a motorcycle before his arrest.

The police said Taiwo’s his accomplices fled upon his arrest.

Hudeyin also said police are making effort to arrest the fleeing accomplices.

“Bamidele and the exhibit have been transferred to the State Headquarters for further investigations,” he said.

 

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