A 21-year-old man has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command after he was allegedly found carrying a suspected human hand, firearms, and stolen items during a stop-and-search operation.
The suspect, identified as Samson Onilewaji, was intercepted along the Lekki-Epe Expressway while travelling in an unregistered commercial shuttle bus with six other occupants.
According to the police spokesperson, Abimbola Adebisi, officers searched the vehicle and its passengers and discovered a suspected human right hand, two locally made pistols, one live cartridge, two axes, a point-of-sale (POS) terminal, and five ATM cards in the suspect’s possession.
“During a search of the vehicle and its occupants, the suspect, identified as Samson Onilewaji, M, aged 21 years, was found in possession of a suspected human right hand, two locally made pistols, one live cartridge, two axes, one POS terminal machine, and five ATM cards,” the police said in a statement on Friday, June 26.
The police said the suspect admitted to recently robbing three people of their belongings, including the recovered POS machine and ATM cards.
Authorities said efforts are underway to identify the victims and return their items.
The police are also investigating the source of the suspected human hand, how it came into the suspect’s possession, and the purpose behind it.
