The Ogun
State Police Command yesterday gunned down an armed robbery suspect, at Ososa
junction, along the Sagamu-Ore expressway.
According to
a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Abimbola
Oyeyemi, the effort followed a distress call received by operatives of the
Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) that robbers had blocked the
expressway around 2:30a.m. and dispossessing people of their property.
“Upon
receiving the distress call, the officer in charge of FSARS, DSP Uba Adam, led
his men to the scene where the robbers engaged them in a gun duel, which lasted
for about 45 minutes. At the end of the encounter, one of the robbers was shot
dead, while others escaped with gunshot injuries. Two locally-made single
barrel guns and 78 live cartridges were recovered from them,” he said.
Oyeyemi
noted that the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, who commended his men for
the prompt response to the distress call appealed to members of the public,
especially hospitals to quickly informed the police if they see anybody with
gunshot wound in their areas.
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