Operatives from the Lagos Commissioner of Police Tactical Squad have arrested a 31-year old man, Sodiq Onakoya, with a pistol for allegedly terrorizing the community during a cultural festival.
Ondopress reports that the incident happened on 27th of May, 2025, at about 1700hrs at Isemo Festival, Ikorodu area of Lagos.
It was gathered that while he was brandishing the pistol, the operatives, who were on routine monitoring in the area, accosted and arrested him for not only possession of of illegal arms but terrorising people and detained him at the station for interrogation.
During interrogation, the suspect was unable to explain how he got and received the pistol and live ammunition found with him during the festival, which instilled fear in the community.
He was charged with the alleged offence which attracts several years of imprisonment.
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