Police detain driver in Lagos found with dangerous weapons

In the early hours of Thursday, a driver named Azeez Babatunde was apprehended by the Maroko Division of the Lagos State Police Command.

The police officers, who were on an anti-crime patrol, noticed a minibus making a sudden U-turn upon spotting them on Hakeem Dickson Street.

Reacting swiftly, the officers pursued the vehicle. As the minibus came to a halt, six individuals fled in different directions.

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However, the officers managed to catch up with the vehicle and apprehend the driver, Azeez Babatunde.

Upon conducting a search of the minibus, the police recovered two locally-made pistols, two unexpended cartridges, and a knife.

The investigation into the incident is currently ongoing, as stated by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin.