Police shot dead member of robbery gang on Sagamu highway

Men of the Ogun State police command yesterday shot dead an armed robbery suspect along the Sagamu-Benin expressway. The suspect, whose name is yet to be ascertained, according to the police was a member of a robbery gang.
 
A statement by the command’s spokesman, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi, in Abeokuta indicated that the gang members had blocked the Sagamu-Benin expressway with intent to rob passengers in a luxurious bus belonging to the Young Shall Grow motors.
 
“While the operation was going on, a distress call was made to the police at Ogbere divisional headquarters, consequence upon which the DPO, John Okon, led his anti-robbery men to the scene where they engaged the bandits in a gun-duel, which lasted for about 30 minutes,” Oyeyemi said.
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“At the end of the encounter, one of the suspects was shot dead while others escaped into the nearby bush. Recovered from the deceased robber are a locally-made long barrel gun, a toy pistol and charms,” Oyeyemi disclosed.

According to the statement, the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu “has ordered a manhunt for the rest of the suspects with the view to bringing them to justice”, assuring that security of members of the public is guaranteed at all time.