° Accuse him of masterminding Akere Market arson
The Nigerian Army and the Department of State Services (DSS) have stepped up manhunt for a popular transport union member for arson and recovery of 1671 Permanent Voters ‘ Card ( PVC) in the Olodi Apapa area of Lagos State .
Already , three persons have been nabbed in connection with the incident ,while the prime suspect escaped .
The transport union member ,simply identified as Confirm has also reportedly been linked to the early Wednesday arson and killing of a security man at the Akere Auto Spare Parts Market ,also in Oloddi Apapa .
The 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army had on Wednesday announced the recovery of the PVC s in an apartment ,which reportedly belong to confirm .
Apart from the PVC ,the security operatives also recovered some ballot papers from the apartment .
Cutlasses ,wraps of Indian hemp and other dangerous weapons were also recovered from the apartment .
Brigade Commander, Brig. Gen. Isang Akpaumontia, paraded the arrested suspects before newsmen on Wednesday and said that the arrest was as a result of a tip off from the public .
Brig. Gen. Akpaumontia, said ” Earlier today( Wednesday ) three young men were arrested with 1,671 PVCs. This was after an early information was received. With the support of the Department of State Services,DSS, we were able to arrest them. “
The Brigade Commander also stated that'” they were arrested with some drugs, dagger, charms and over one thousand PVCs.”
” They were arrested at the Apapa general area, in a house where we traced them. Owner of the house, who is the prime suspect, was traced to a hotel. But he took off. We are going to hand these suspects and exhibits over to our immediate headquarters to do the needful because things have to be done the way they should, so as to discourage others who think they can take laws into their own hands and go scot-free..
” However, the suspects who gave their names as Seun, Toheeb and Kazeem claimed the apartment, recovered PVCs and ballot papers belong to the fleeing prime suspect, who they described as their master..
Confirm, a Yoruba , was alleged to be working for one of the biggest political parties in the Southwest.
