Police arrest journalist over alleged possession of live ammunition
A journalist with The Nation newspaper was arrested by police in Ogun State on Wednesday for allegedly possessing a live AK-47 ammunition.
According to a report from Zagazola Makama, sources confirmed the incident, identifying the 30-year-old journalist as a Lagos-based staffer.
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The journalist, whose name was withheld, was “arrested at about 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 13 by a team of anti-robbery operatives led by ASP Wahab Ayinla.”
He was intercepted while driving a blue Toyota Corolla with tinted glasses. The vehicle, with registration number LAGOS JJJ 43 DY, was found to contain a single live AK-47 bullet.
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Sources added that both the suspect and the vehicle have been taken into custody while a “discreet investigation is ongoing.”
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