NURTW Chairman Arrested For Unlawful Possession Of Firearms

The chairman of the Lagos State National
Union of Road Transport workers
(NURTW), Ajegunle Branch, Apapa, Lagos.



Wasiu Atunse Akanbi, A.k.a Paapa has
been remanded in prison for unlawful
possession of a Beretta pistol with six live
cartridges without the approval of the
Inspector General of Police, IGP.



According to reports, the suspect was
arrested by the operatives of the Federal
Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS after
concerned residents filed a complaint
against him to the Deputy Commissioner
of Police, DCP in charge of FSARS, Lagos,
Ibrahim Kaoje, with claims that Akanbi
wouldn't stop harassing, threatening and
intimidating them with the said gun.



Following the report, DCP Kaoje,
dispatched a team led by SP Omoyele
Adekunle to the area to track and arrest,
and bring the suspect to the station.



Akanbi allegedly confessed to the crime
and led the police to his apartment in
Ajegunle where a Beretta pistol with six
live cartridges was recovered in the ceiling
inside his apartment.


When asked what he
did with the gun, he allegedly denied
being the owner, but admitted that one of
his boys kept the gun with him.



Akanbi was arraigned before an Igbosere
Magistrate Court, Lagos on a one-count
charge of felony to wit unlawful
possession of One Beretta pistol without
approval.


Police prosecutor, Owunmi adjourned the
case till 15 September, 2017.