{"id":68847,"date":"2023-02-02T15:26:51","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T14:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=68847"},"modified":"2023-02-02T15:26:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T14:26:51","slug":"police-declare-oba-tajudeen-olanrewaju-bakare-wanted-for-gun-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/police-declare-oba-tajudeen-olanrewaju-bakare-wanted-for-gun-running\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Declare Oba Tajudeen Olanrewaju Bakare Wanted For Gun Running"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Lagos Police Command on Thursday declare wanted one Tajudeen Olanrewaju Bakare for allegedly being in possession of weapons and ammunition.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-68848 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG-20230202-WA0034-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG-20230202-WA0034-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG-20230202-WA0034-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG-20230202-WA0034-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG-20230202-WA0034-110x82.jpg 110w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG-20230202-WA0034-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG-20230202-WA0034-574x430.jpg 574w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG-20230202-WA0034.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Police who working on actionable intelligence, carried out a sting operation on the residence of the man in the Surulere area of the state and found in his residence three pump action rifles, one Beretta pistol magazine, one expended 9mm ammunition, and three live cartridges and a picture frame of the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>A video had emerged earlier this week showing a man wielding a pump action rifle and threatening public peace, hence CSP Egbeyemi-led Rapid Response Squad (RRS), was tasked to unmask the man behind it.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement signed by the Lagos Police Command spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin explained that &#8220;the suspect, Tajudeen Olanrewaju Bakare, narrowly escaped arrest and is hereby declared wanted.&#8221;<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>He further stated that &#8220;Any useful information leading to his arrest would be highly appreciated and treated with utmost confidentiality.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Lagos State Police Command has appreciated lagosians for their vigilance and prompt information to security agencies, and warned all trouble makers to steer clear of the state as anyone found wanting would be dealt with in accordance with the law.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lagos Police Command on Thursday declare wanted one Tajudeen Olanrewaju Bakare for allegedly being in possession of weapons and ammunition.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":68849,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,17],"tags":[911],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-68847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-crime","category-news","tag-lagos-police-command"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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