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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The Lagos State Police Command has recovered a gas pistol (Spyder Victor) from a robbery gang in the state.
The gun, the first of its kind in Nigeria, was recovered from a suspected robber on Eko Bridge.
The command, in a statement, said they were still studying the gun to know how it came into the country and why the gang decided to go for the make.
It was gathered that the prime suspect, who his gang member claimed that only him could say the source of the gun and why he decided to go for the make, escaped arrest by jumping into the lagoon.
The police said they are currently searching for the suspect, whether dead or alive.
While being paraded at the command headquarters in Ikeja, the gang member, who the police recovered the gun from, said that the prime suspect abandoned the gas pistol and jumped inside the lagoon, adding that he is the only person that can reveal the source of the gun.
According to the statement, the police said they would do everything possible to get to the root of the matter.
Speaking, the Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Idowu Owohunwa, who paraded the suspect and other suspects, described the Spyder Victor as a very unique gun.
“We will get to the root of the matter.They were two suspects, but one jumped to death into the Lagoon from the Eko Bridge,” he said.
The CP added that he had never seen such a gun since he joined the Nigeria Police Force.