Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have found guns in the home of an Ogboni leader, Tajudeen Olanrewaju Bakare, and have declared him wanted.
The state police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who disclosed this in a statement linked Bakare to the deadly clash between the supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the visit of PDP governorship candidate Abdulazeez Adeniran a.k.a. Jandor, in Surulere area of the state.
WITHIN NIGERIA recalls that there was open use of firearms and other weapons during the APC and PDP supporters clash that left at least two persons dead last Friday.
Hundeyin explained that the police acted on a video showing a man wielding a pump action rifle and threatening public peace.
The CSP Egbeyemi-led Rapid Response Squad (RRS), working on actionable intelligence, carried out a sting operation on Bakare’s residence in Surulere.
Officers found three pump action rifles, one Beretta pistol magazine, one expended 9mm ammunition, one expended and three live cartridges and a picture frame.
The PPRO added that, “The suspect, Tajudeen Olanrewaju Bakare, narrowly escaped arrest and is hereby declared wanted.
“Any useful information leading to his arrest would be highly appreciated and treated with utmost confidentiality.”