One policeman and an armed robbery suspect were killed during a shoot-out in the Apapa area of Lagos on Tuesday.The robbery suspects, who were four in number, were operating near Union
Bank located on Wharf Road when policemen attached to Apapa Division
confronted them.
The policemen engaged the robbers in a
gun duel but a policeman, Taye Ajetunmobi, was killed in the process
while another one sustained injury.
A reliable source at the police station said two of the suspects were arrested while another was killed.
The incident reportedly caused pandemonium as motorists and pedestrians scampered to safety.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the
state police command, Ngozi Braide, said the robbers had been
terrorising residents for quite sometime.
She however said only one suspect was arrested, one killed, while two others escaped with gunshot wounds.
She said, “The four armed robbers have
been terrorising residents for sometime. On Tuesday, policemen received
information that they were about to operate. So, they laid ambush.
“The robbers came on two motorcycles and
when they saw policemen, they immediately opened fire. One armed robber
was killed while a policeman was also killed. One of the armed robbers
was arrested and arms were recovered from him.”
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