News

Armed robbery suspect shot dead in Ogun (Photo)

Published

6 years ago

November 10, 2018

A suspected member of a five – man robbery gang known to have been terrorising residents of Ogun State , was shot dead by the police on Friday.It was learnt that operatives of the Ogun State Police Command shot the suspect at Ibara Housing Estate in Abeokuta .

At about 1 . 00 am on Friday, the gang reportedly invaded the compound housing twelve flats with dangerous weapons and started dispossessing the occupants of their valuable belongings .

In the course of their operation , a distress call was made to the police by a resident of the community . Based on the tip- off , the Commissioner of Police , Ogun State, Ahmed Iliyasu, promptly directed the officers of the Federal Special Anti -Robbery Squad , headed by Superintendent of Police , Uba Adams , to quickly move to the scene and rescue those in distress and bring the culprits to justice .

As directed , the operatives of FSARS moved to the scene of the incident where they engaged the hoodlums in a gun battle . After the shoot – out , one of the gang members was shot dead while the others escaped with various degrees of gunshot injuries .

Among the items that were recovered from the gang were mobile phones , four laptops , wallets and other valuables belonging to the residents of the community .

Meanwhile , Iliyasu has ordered the massive manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang with the aim of bringing them to justice within the shortest possible time .