Categories: Crimes

Police recover gun during operation in Lagos

The operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have recovered a locally made cut-to-size double-barrel gun in the state.

The police disclosed this via a statement on Friday, December 26, 2025, saying the firearm was recovered with two cartridges during a patrol and stop-and-search operation in Lagos.

The command wrote on X: “Stop-and-search remains a proactive crime-prevention measure.

“On December 23, 2025, at about 10:45 p.m., operatives of the Anti-Crime Unit of Ishashi Division, led by the DPO, recovered a locally made cut-to-size double-barrel firearm with two cartridges during a patrol and stop-and-search operation within the division’s jurisdiction.”

The Star

Segun Ojo

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