It was
reported that a middle-aged Nigerien was arrested by the Ogun State Police
Command for possessing more than 1,000 passport photographs of young boys. A
camera and several forms were aslo found on the suspect according NAN.
Mr
Muyiwa Adejobi, the spokesman of the police command, in a statement in Abeokuta
on Saturday, said that the suspect was arrested at Ogijo on Friday.
He said,
“the suspect, who claimed to be staying with one Alhaji Ismalia Abu in Ikeja
area of Lagos State since 2013, could not explain his mission in Ogijo or what
he was doing in the country.”
Adejobi
said, “the Ogun Commissioner of Police, Mr Ikemefuna Okoye, had directed that
the case should be transferred to the Ogun Command of the Nigerian Immigration
Service for further investigations.”
“When
the immigration authorities are through with the investigations, the state
Police Command will decide on the next line of action,” the statement added.
Adejobi
assured members of the public that the police would continue to do their best
toward ensuring security.
He commended residents of Ogijo, particularly the
community leadership, for the support offered in arresting the suspect.
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