Lagos police arrest four over illegal movement of military camouflage, ammunition

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspects for allegedly transporting military camouflage and ammunition along the Lekki-Epe corridor of the state.

Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, disclosed this on Tuesday, saying the suspects were intercepted while conveying sacks containing military camouflage out of Lagos State.

According to him, the operation was carried out following intelligence reports received by the command, which prompted officers to swiftly move in and intercept the vehicle transporting the items.

Fatai said preliminary investigations indicated that the military camouflage was being transported to an undisclosed destination in the South-East, adding that efforts were ongoing to identify those behind the operation.

The police commissioner expressed concern over the increasing use of military uniforms by criminal elements involved in banditry and other violent crimes across the country, noting that investigators were yet to determine the intended use of the seized items.

“These bags you are seeing here contain military camouflage. We received information and swung into action. The vehicle conveying the sacks was intercepted while moving out of Lagos State, and those carrying them were arrested. From the information available to us, the items were being taken somewhere in the East. We are still investigating to unravel those behind it.

“With the trend of events across the country, especially in areas affected by banditry and other violent crimes, we have seen criminal elements wearing military uniforms. We do not yet know what these uniforms were meant for, and that is why the investigation is ongoing,” he said.

Fatai added that the command was already trailing the suspected sponsor of the syndicate, expressing confidence that further arrests would be made based on information provided by the suspects currently in custody.