Lagos Police Arrest Three, Intercept Bags of Ammunition, Phones, Others

The Lagos State Police command on Saturday said its operatives arrested three suspects at Poromope Estate, Ijede road in the Ikorodu area of the state.

The suspects identified as Tukur Abdullah, Muazu Telim and Dahiru Idris, were caught with two buses, an unspecified number of live cartridges, three dismantled motorcycles, phones among other items.

Our correspondent gathered that the trio were on their way to Katsina State when operatives from the Ikorodu Police Division intercepted them.

The state police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, stated in a statement on Saturday that the suspects had been transferred to the command’s headquarters in Ikeja for further investigation.

Hundeyin said, “Operatives of the Ikorodu Division of the Lagos State Police Command have intercepted two commercial buses loaded with large quantities of live cartridges, three dismantled motorcycles and some personal effects at Poromope Estate, Ijede Road, Ikorodu, Lagos State. Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspects, Tukur Abdullah ‘m’ aged 35, Muazu Telim ‘m’ aged 50 and Dahiru Idris ‘m’aged 36 were on their way to Katsina State. The suspects, recovered exhibits as well as the vehicles, with registration numbers KMC 438 YK and KMC 394 XF have been transferred to the Lagos State Command Headquarters, Ikeja, for further investigation.