A suspected criminal was arrested by agents of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for being in possession of firearms, ammunition and body bags.
Destiny Agbaijoh, 25, was caught along the Ore-Okitipupa highway while en route to Igbokoda, the headquarters of the Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The NDLEA commander, Kayode Raji, said that after the suspect was searched, one AK-47 rifle, one pump action, 91 5.56mm bullets, 16 cartridges and cash totaling N347,000 were discovered in his car.
Raji claimed the suspect tried to bribe a duty staff with the money found on him, but his men turned down the offer and quickly arrested him.
The commander added that a preliminary investigation on the part of the agency had been completed and that it would now hand the suspect over to the Nigerian Police Force for further action.
The suspect claimed that he found the bag containing the weapons and ammunition in a village in Bayelsa state, hidden in a bush.
When asked why he didn’t take the bag to the police, he said he had no idea it would cause him any trouble.