The Lagos State Police Command has intercepted an unregistered truck conveying 47 sacks of military camouflage uniforms and 80 cartons of suspected illicit drugs in the Surulere area of the state.
The Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing journalists at the command headquarters in Ikeja, adding that three suspects were arrested in connection with the seizure.
Tijina gave the names of the suspects as Chinedu David (29), Ezeagwu Chukwuma (38), and Ifeanyi Ogbeanyi (45) abd stated that they were apprehended on Saturday night, June 20, by operatives of the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit.
According to Tijani, the suspects were arrested alongside an unregistered MAN diesel truck allegedly used to transport the items.
“Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command attached to the Anti-K!dnapping Unit, acting on credible intelligence, recorded a major breakthrough with the arrest of three suspects identified as Chinedu David, Ezeagwu Chukwuma, and Ifeanyi Ogbeanyi.
The operation led to the recovery of one unregistered MAN diesel truck loaded with 47 sacks of military camouflage uniforms and 80 cartons of substances suspected to be illicit drugs.”
He added that preliminary findings suggested the consignment was being moved to the South East region of the country.
The police boss mentioned that investigations were ongoing to trace the source of the uniforms and the suspected drugs as well as identify all individuals connected to the shipment.
“Investigation is ongoing to determine the source, ownership, and intended recipients of the recovered items, and to establish the extent of the suspects’ involvement,” he said.
The police commissioner also allayed concerns that the seizure posed any immediate security threat to Lagos residents, noting that the items were allegedly being transported out of the state.
“It does not pose any form of threat to Lagos State. They were moving out of the state. But given the current security situation in the country where criminals have been seen wearing military uniforms, we cannot rule out any possibility”he said
