Two suspects have been arrested with two guns and charms in Lagos, Police authorities in the State stated in a released statement on Wednesday.
According to the statement which was released by the Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the two suspects were arrested by the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), in separate incidents in Lekki and Ojota areas of Lagos with two locally made guns and charms.
The two suspects who have been since paraded by the Police were identified as 20-year-old Daniel Ojoh and 27-year-old Kudus Ahmed.
Upon receipt of credible information from the public, Daniel Ojoh was arrested at his workshop in Alagutan on Saturday, February 18, 2023, and a locally made gun with two live cartridges were recovered from him, SP Benjamin Hundeyin stated in his statement on Wednesday.
Kudus Ahmed was arrested underneath Ojota Bridge at about 4:00 p.m on Sunday, February 19, 2023, after he was stopped on suspicion by RRS bike riders on patrol. A locally made gun and charms were recovered from his bag.
Both suspects are currently assisting the police in ongoing investigations. Commander RRS, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, while urging the officers to intensify patrol of the state, directed that the suspects be transferred to the Command Headquarters for further investigation and prosecution.