The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended fleeing suspects in the state’s Egbe area and recovered a gun and six cartridges.
SP Benjamin Hundeyin, a police spokesman, stated in Lagos on Saturday that the items were recovered by officers on patrol in the area.
He stated that when the suspects saw the police patrol team, they dropped a polyethylene bag and fled.
“On sighting a police patrol vehicle on the ever-busy Liasu Road in Egbe, the hoodlums dropped a polyethylene bag and took to their heels.
“On checking the bag, a locally-made firearm and six live cartridges were recovered,” he explained.
In other news, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said it arrested 12 persons for alleged vote-buying during the Saturday’s supplementary polls in Kano and Katsina states.
The EFCC Kano Zonal Commander, Faruk Dogondaji, told the News Agency of Nigeria in an interview that the suspects were arrested with N1.5 million cash in Kano and Katsina states.
According to him, 10 were arrested in Doguwa Local Government Area of Kano State and two in Kankiya LGA of Katsina State.