Lagos Police Command Intercepts Truck Loaded With Military Camouflage, Suspected Drugs, Arrests Four Suspects

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with a truck carrying military camouflage uniforms and cartons of suspected hard drugs.

The truck was intercepted along the Lekki-Epe Expressway.

 The operation, carried out by the State Tactical Squad, followed an intelligence tip-off that the vehicle was being used to move the items out of Lagos towards the eastern part of the country.

The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Tijani Fatai, disclosed the development on Tuesday during a briefing at the command headquarters in Ikeja. 

He explained that the interception took place on Saturday night after operatives received information about the movement of the suspicious shipment through the Lekki-Epe corridor.

According to the police commissioner, the truck contained several sacks filled with military camouflage uniforms, as well as cartons of suspected illicit drugs. 

Fatai said the four suspects arrested in connection with the shipment were currently in custody, while investigations were ongoing to identify other persons linked to the movement of the items.

The police commissioner stated that preliminary findings showed that the consignment was believed to be heading towards the South-east, adding that investigators were still working to establish the final destination and the purpose of the military clothing. 

He raised concerns over the misuse of military uniforms by criminal groups in different parts of the country, but stressed that there was no evidence at this stage that the items were intended for use in Lagos.

In a separate incident, security agencies had previously reported the seizure of similar items, including camouflage uniforms and suspected narcotics, from vehicles travelling along major routes, prompting further monitoring of suspicious movements.