Four arrested as police intercept truck carrying 47 sacks of military camouflage in Lagos

Lagos Police nab four suspects after intercepting a truck loaded with military camouflage uniforms and suspected illicit drugs.

Police intercept truck with 47 sacks of military uniforms in Lagos

Another day, another shady shipment intercepted in Lagos. Police have seized a truck carrying 47 sacks of military camouflage uniforms and 80 cartons of suspected illicit substances along the Lekki-Epe corridor.

Commissioner of Police Tijani Fatai said the uniforms were allegedly headed from Lagos to the South-East. Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, acting on intelligence, intercepted the truck and arrested four suspects.

Investigations are ongoing to track down whoever’s behind the shipment and figure out what the items were meant for. Suspected illicit drugs were also found stashed alongside the uniforms.

Channels TV reports police fear such uniforms could end up in the hands of criminal groups, and say they’re working to expose the full network.