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Lagos Police Arrests Suspected Land Grabbers, Recovers Arms, Charms

The Lagos State Police Command, says it has arrested two suspected land grabbers and cultists.

Suspected Land Grabbers Nabbed By Lagos Police

The spokesman of the command, Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed this in a short statement posted on his official Twitter handle.

Hundeyin said the suspected land grabbers were nabbed on Saturday by patrol officers from the Imota division who stopped them on their way from Sagamu on a motorcycle for a search.

He disclosed that when the search was conducted, a locally made semi-automatic pistol, two live ammunition, charms, masquerade regalia, and three mobile phones were found on them.

“Suspects confessed to being cultists and working as land grabbers in Ikorodu,” the police image maker said.

According to him, an investigation is ongoing.

Meanwhile, Kanyi Daily reported the former President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf has died at the age of 79.

Pervez Musharraf, a controversial military ruler took over power in a coup in 1999 and launched a fight against Islamist extremism.

Richard Anyebe

Richard Anyebe is a senior reporter at Kanyi Daily News covering all things politics and trending human interest stories. He is based in Abuja. Contact this reporter at info@kanyidaily.com

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