Police Burst Illegal Brewery in Ikorodu, Arrest Five Suspects
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five suspects who run an illegal brewery at Egbe-Afa in Igbogbo axis of Ikorodu.
The state commissioner of police, Mr Edgal Imohimi, made this known to journalists at the scene of the event on Wednesday. The illegal refinery produces fake malt drinks, stouts, and ethanol which they transfer to another location for packaging and distribution.
Mr Imohimi said that the suspects would be subjected to further interrogation to know where the drinks were bottled and sold.
He said that the illegal brewery would be sealed and samples of the drinks would be sent to the laboratory for test.
The police chief attributed the discovery of the illegal brewery to the efforts of community policing and partnership.
Imohimi who stated that residents are showing increasing confidence in the police, urged them to know their neighbours, saying that vigilance was the only way to have a crime-free society.
He said:
“This success story of the police is an evidence that community policing and partnership is working in the state. “This is an illegal distillery where malt, stout and ethanol are being produced in an unhygienic environment thereby feeding poison to the people.
“You will recall that a fake wine factory was also discovered at Mushin recently. This is as a result of vigilance. I encourage the people to do more. “This is an information which should have got to the police earlier, but I commend the people for sharing this information with the police.
“People must be deeply involved in crime fighting and this can only be done if we are vigilant. “Lagosians can only give credible information to the people when they are healthy; so, I will encourage you to say something when you see something.”
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