Wednesday, June 24, 2026 - The Lagos State Police Command has intercepted an unregistered truck conveying 47 sacks of military camouflage uniforms and 80 cartons of suspected illicit drugs in the Surulere area of the state.
The Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, disclosed this on
Tuesday while briefing journalists at the command headquarters in Ikeja, adding
that three suspects were arrested in connection with the seizure.
Tijina gave the names of the suspects as Chinedu David (29),
Ezeagwu Chukwuma (38), and Ifeanyi Ogbeanyi (45) abd stated that they were
apprehended on Saturday night, June 20, by operatives of the command’s
Anti-Kidnapping Unit.
According to Tijani, the suspects were arrested alongside an unregistered MAN diesel truck allegedly used to transport the items.
“Operatives
of the Lagos State Police Command attached to the Anti-K!dnapping Unit, acting
on credible intelligence, recorded a major breakthrough with the arrest of
three suspects identified as Chinedu David, Ezeagwu Chukwuma, and Ifeanyi
Ogbeanyi.
The
operation led to the recovery of one unregistered MAN diesel truck loaded with
47 sacks of military camouflage uniforms and 80 cartons of substances suspected
to be illicit drugs.”
He added that preliminary findings suggested the consignment
was being moved to the South East region of the country.
The police boss mentioned that investigations were ongoing
to trace the source of the uniforms and the suspected drugs as well as identify
all individuals connected to the shipment.
“Investigation
is ongoing to determine the source, ownership, and intended recipients of the
recovered items, and to establish the extent of the suspects’ involvement,” he
said.
The police commissioner also allayed concerns that the
seizure posed any immediate security threat to Lagos residents, noting that the
items were allegedly being transported out of the state.
“It does not
pose any form of threat to Lagos State. They were moving out of the state. But
given the current security situation in the country where criminals have been
seen wearing military uniforms, we cannot rule out any possibility''he said
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