Officers from the Maroko Division of the Lagos State Police Command apprehended a driver named Azeez Babatunde and recovered a cache of illegal weapons from his minibus.
This was made known in a statement issued by the Lagos State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin.
He wrote, “At about 5am, anti-crime patrol officers from Maroko Division noticed a minibus do a quick u-turn upon sighting them on Hakeem Dickson Street. The officers went in pursuit.
“Six persons jumped out of the vehicle, running in different directions. The officers caught up with the vehicle and arrested the only person left in the vehicle, the driver, Azeez Babatunde.
“A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of two locally-made pistols, two unexpended cartridges, and a knife. Investigation is ongoing.”