Ogun: Police recover gun, live ammunition hidden inside wardrobe

The Ogun State Police Command person recovered 1 English submachine weapon and 75 unrecorded ammunition concealed wrong a damaged wardrobe successful Sagamu Local Government Area of the state.

According to Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, the firearm was discovered portion clearing a rented flat antecedently occupied by a deceased landlord.

He noted that upon the report, operatives attached to Sakura Division promptly responded, secured the determination and recovered the gun.

Babaseyi said, “On 5th August, 2026, astatine astir 1300hrs, the Sakura Division promptly responded to a study that a firearm concealed wrong a damaged wardrobe had been discovered portion clearing a rented flat antecedently occupied by a deceased landlord.

“Police unit instantly secured the determination and recovered 1 English Submachine Gun (SMG) firearm and seventy-five (75) rounds of unrecorded ammunition.”

He stated that the recovered exhibits person been secured and volition beryllium subjected to ballistic introspection by the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Eleweran, Abeokuta, portion probe continues to found however the firearm and ammunition came to beryllium concealed astatine the location.

Also, operatives attached to Idi Oke Division foiled a cult gathering successful the Igbesa country of the authorities and arrested 12 suspects.

Babaseyi stated that dur...