Two suspected armed robbers have been killed during a gun battle with policemen attached to the Agbado crossing police station Ayila in Ogun state.
It was gathered that the police engaged some armed robbery suspects in a shoot out at about 3:30am on Sunday July 26 when a five-man robbery gang stormed Dalemo community a suburb of Ogun state.
Residents had placed a distress call to the police after sighting the armed men entering houses and robbing residents.
The police were said to have arrived the scene just as the robbers were escaping with their loot and a gun battle ensued between them.
A police source said the police superior shooting power left 2 of the robbers dead while others fled with bullet wounds.
A source who requested anonymity said: “The Divisional police officer in charge of Agbado police station Mr. Shittu a chief Superintended of police received a distress call that robbers were terrorising residents of Dalemo and he immediately dispatched a team of policemen to the area on sighting the police, the robbers opened fire on them and the police responded.
The shootout which lasted close to an hour left two of the robbers death as the rest of the robbers fled with bullet wounds. The police took the corpses of the robbers away.
Two of the victims of the robbery incident were later rushed to the hospital the source added.
He said: ” The victims were identified as Alhaji Abduganiyu Alani and Mrs. Erikitola Zainab. Items recovered from the robbers include sets of jewelleries, 15 cell phones, three thousand Naira , 1 Dell Laptop and some other items”
The Ogun State Police Public Relation Officer Muyiwa Odejobi confirmed the incident and praised police officers for a job well done
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