Tajudeen Olanrewaju Bakare, an Ogboni chieftain, has been proclaimed wanted by the Lagos State Police Command.
SP Benjamin Hundeyin, Public Relations Officer, linked Bakare to the violent fight in Surulere in a statement issued on Thursday.
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During the visit of PDP governorship candidate Abdulazeez Adeniran a.k.a. Jandor, supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clashed.
During the brawl that left at least two people dead last Friday, firearms and other weapons were openly used.
Hundeyin stated that the police intervened in response to a video showing a guy brandishing a pump action rifle and threatening public order.
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Working on actionable intelligence, the CSP Egbeyemi-led Rapid Response Squad (RRS) conducted a sting operation on Bakare’s apartment in Surulere.
Officers discovered three pump action rifles, one Beretta handgun magazine, one spent 9mm cartridge, one spent and three live cartridges, and a picture frame.
“The culprit, Tajudeen Olanrewaju Bakare, narrowly escaped arrest and is now wanted.
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“Any relevant information leading to his arrest would be much appreciated and kept in strictest confidence,” Hundeyin added.
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