Lagos police arrest suspected land grabbers, recover charms

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspected land grabbers (names withheld) for alleged unlawful possession of firearms in the Ikorodu area of the state.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on Saturday in a post on his verified Twitter handle.

He said the suspects, who were also cult members, were intercepted on Saturday by police officers conducting stop and search operation.

The post read, “At about 10: 00am today, patrol officers from Imota Division stopped two men coming from Sagamu on a motorcycle for a search.

“Found on them were a locally made semi-automatic pistol, two live ammunition, charms, masquerade regalia and three mobile phones.

“Suspects confessed to being cultists and working as land grabbers in Ikorodu,”

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