{"id":16213,"date":"2020-05-28T09:51:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T09:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=16213"},"modified":"2020-05-28T09:51:52","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T09:51:52","slug":"police-arrests-dismissed-soldier-one-other-with-1200kg-of-indian-hemp-in-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=16213","title":{"rendered":"Police arrests dismissed soldier, one other with 1,200kg of indian hemp in Lagos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nigeria-police.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lagos State&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/police-arrests-ex-imo-broadcasting-corporation-chief-for-allegedly-stabbing-wife-to-death\/\">police<\/a>&nbsp;command on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of a dismissed soldier who was caught with 1,200 Kilograms of substance suspected to be Indian hemp and other hard drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The command spokesman, Bala Elkana, who disclosed this to journalists, said the suspect \u2014Okoliko Andrew \u2013was arrested alongside one Idowu Adebayo in the Ikorodu area of the state on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, the duo who were in two vehicles \u2014a Toyota Corolla with plate number CE APP 903FR and a Peugeot 307 with plate number CB 686 ABJ \u2014were intercepted by policemen along the Bus-Rapid Transport (BRT) corridor at Ita Oluwo area of Ikorodu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrew claimed to be a soldier. But when he was requested to state his unit with a threat to call Army authorities to confirm his claim, he disclosed that he was a dismissed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/nine-soldiers-wounded-as-troops-kill-20-terrorists-in-borno\/\">soldier<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elkana said an investigation is still ongoing on the matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lagos State&nbsp;police&nbsp;command on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of a dismissed soldier who was caught with 1,200 Kilograms of substance suspected to be Indian hemp and other hard drugs. 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