A gas pistol( Spyder Victor) has been recovered by the Nigerian Police from a robbery gang in Lagos.
The gun which is the first of its kind in Nigeria, was recovered from a suspected robber on Eko Bridge.
According to the, the gun is still being studied to ascertain how it came into the country, and why the gang decided to go for the make.
According to reports, the prime suspect who could determine the source of the gun has unfortunately escaped arrest by jumping into the Lagos Lagoon, leading the police for his search dead or alive.
According to the gang member whose gun was recovered in his possession, the prime suspect abandoned the gas pistol and jumped inside the lagoon, noting that he did not know anything about the source of the gas gun, but only the prime suspect that could say the source of the gun to the police.
The police investigator said the police would do everything possible to get to the root of the matter.
The Lagos State Police Commissioner, Mr. Idowu Owohunwa, while parading the suspect and other suspects , described the gun,as a unique gun, Spyder Victor.
“We will get to the root of the mater.They were two suspects ,but one jumped to death into the Lagoon from the Eko Bridge”.
Owohunwa said he had never seen such a gun since he joined the force.