The Ogun State Police Command, on Wednesday confirmed that its men shot two suspected armed robbers dead on Monday 9th July, 2018 in Ijebu-Ode.
A statement signed by the command's Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi indicated that "the incident followed an intelligence report received by the Command that a robbery gang from Onitsha had arrived GRA in Ijebu-Ode with a mission to terrorize the people of the state".
He also stated that "on receiving the information, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Iliyasu directed the officer in charge FSARS, SP Uba Adam to go after the hoodlums and bring them to justice. In compliance with the Cp’s order, the operatives of FSARS swung into action and accosted them at GRA area of Ijebu-Ode. On sighting the policemen, the robbers engaged them in a gun battle which lasted for about 30 minutes.
At the end of the encounter, two of the robbers were shot dead while the other two escaped with bullet wounds."
Items recovered from them were listed as one Ak47 riffle with Breach No- 804403, two pump action guns with defaced breach numbers, 57 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition, 32 rounds of live cartridges, some assorted charms and the unregistered Toyota Previa bus they used for their operation.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Iliyasu who expressed satisfaction on the gallant performance of his men has ordered a serious manhunt for the escaped members of the gang. He equally appealed to hospitals as well as traditional healers to notify the police if anybody with gunshot injury is seen in their area.
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