Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Nigerian Police intercepted a busload of illicit drugs at the Mile 2 area of Lagos State.
SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, said that the RRS intercepted the bus and arrested Ojukwu Omanogho, 36, Hope Jumbo, 40 and Oluwole Omojuyitan, 40, Hundeyin said that investigations shows that the drugs belonged to one Alhaji, known as General in Mushin.
One of the drug syndicate confessed that they picked up the drugs, which has a value of about N10 million at Alaba Rago for shipment to Mushin, but the RRS officials on patrol stopped the bus on a routine check on Sunday.”
SP Hundeyin, said the operatives rejected N500,000 bribe from Omojuyitan, a member of the syndicate, who had initially escaped the scene on bike and was later arrested by the operatives after he came back with N500,000.00 to bribe the officers to release the drugs and suspects.
The Spokesperson said that the Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, commended the Commander RRS, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi and the team for the feat.
The commissioner directed that the suspects and exhibits be transferred to the Command Headquarters for further investigations.
