Lagos police arrest 39 suspects, recover 14 pistols, other weapons

Lagos police arrest 39 suspects, recover 14 pistols, other weapons

By Esther Onyegbula, Matthew Johnson & Maryflorence Nwabueze LAGOS — The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 39 suspects and recovered 14 locally made pistols, a live shotgun and other weapons during a series of intelligence-led operations across the state in August. The operations targeted suspected vandals, armed robbers, cultists and other criminal elements allegedly […] The post Lagos police arrest 39 suspects, recover 14 pistols, other …

Man Steals Third Mainland Bridge CCTV Cables

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man, Chidiebere Ochiri, for allegedly vandalising and stealing government-installed CCTV camera cables, irons and other infrastructure on the Third Mainland Bridge. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Tijani Fatai, disclosed this on Thursday during a press briefing on the operational achievements recorded by the command in August 2026. According to the police, Ochiri was arre…

Police nab 39, recover 14 pistols, other weapons in Lagos crackdown

In another operation, Tijani said a 28-year-old man was arrested for alleged vandalism and theft of government-installed Closed-Circuit Television camera cables, iron materials and other infrastructure on the Third Mainland Bridge.

FG Hails Lagos CP as Police Smash Coastal Highway Vandal Gang, Uncover Criminal Tunnel

• Vandals steal 1,800 manhole covers, 1km security fence, 75 road signs from Tinubu’s ₦15trn flagship project • Police arrest 39 suspects in August crackdown, recover guns, cables, vandalised iron, drugs Segun Atanda/ The Federal Government has commended Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Tijani Olaiwola Fatai, following a major police offensive against vandals targeting […] Source Related posts: The Transformative Power of Lagos-Calabar Co…