Pump-Action Rifle Discovered Inside Impounded Vehicle In Lagos

Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has discovered a pump-action rifle inside an unregistered Honda car that was impounded by LASTMA officials for driving against traffic.

This was made known by the General Manager of LASTMA, Bolaji Oreagba who spoke through the Director, Public Affairs Department, Taofiq Adebayo on Thursday.

According to the General Manager, Honda car was seized around Sango-Tedo, Abijo GRA, on Lagos-Epe expressway when it drove against traffic.

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He said when the driver of the unregistered vehicle noticed that the gun had been sighted inside his car, he took to his heels.

The general manager said that both the car and recovered gun had been handed over to the Divisional Police Officer at Ilasan for further investigation.

Oreagba appealed to members of the public to be security conscious and report any suspicious movement within their environment to security agencies.