Army recovers Indian hemps, 1,671 PVCs, ballot papers, in Lagos apartment

Ahead of governorship election security agents have raised an apartment in Lagos and about 1,671 permanent voters cards, PVCs were recovered.

The Security which comprised of the 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army disclosed that the apartment is located in the Olodi Apapa area of Lagos.

Other things recovered were wraps of Indian hemps.and cutlasses.

While parading suspects who were arrested before journalists, the Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Isang Akpaumontia, said the arrest and recovery were made possible following a tip off.

The suspects who are three in number were arrested with 1,671 PVCs following a top off in the early hours of Wednesday. The Department of State Services, DSS, were also involved in the raid.

The criminals were arrested with some drugs, dagger, charms and over one thousand PVCs.

“They were arrested at the Apapa general area, in a house where we traced them.
“Owner of the house, who is the prime suspect, was traced to a hotel. But he took off.

“We are going to hand these suspects and exhibits over to our immediate headquarters to do the needful because things have to be done the way they should, so as to discourage others who think they can take laws into their own hands and go scot-free”.

However, the suspects who gave their names simply as Seun, Toheeb and Kazeem claimed the apartment, recovered PVCs and ballot papers belong to the fleeing prime suspect, who they described as their master.

According to Habeeb “The room they met us belongs to our master. We were sleeping when some soldiers stormed the apartment. We don’t know anything about PVC. This was our first time sleeping in that house”.