Police worried at rampant use of uncompleted buildings by criminals.

The Lagos State Police Command has expressed worry that criminals were turning uncompleted buildings into their hideouts.

The command has been recovering arms and ammunition from such buildings.

Spokesman for the command,Frank Mba,said the police in the state recovered some arms in an uncompleted building at No. 144, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi.

Mba said the recovered arms included 15 dane guns, a revolver pistol, five swords, a cutlass, a digger and a box containing two pistols.

According to him,the state Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba would carry out an investigation into the matter.

He advised residents of the state to monitor uncompleted buildings around them to ensure that they were not being used by criminals.

The Spokesman urged owners of such buildings to weed the premises regularly to discourage criminals from hiding there.