An eight-man robbery gang met its waterloo yesterday as its members
were arrested during an attempt to raid a new generation bank in Lagos.The incident occurred at Abule-Egba, an outskirt of Lagos about 2:30pm.
We gathered that the robbers, numbering eight, who
were armed with five AK-47 rifles, were dislodged by the combined teams
of the operatives attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of
the Lagos State Police Command and officers and men of Area ‘G’ Command
headquarters, Ogba, Lagos in an operation led by the commander
in-charge, Mr Abdullahi Ishola, an assistant commissioner of police,
when they attempted to raid the bank, located in Abule-Egba, following a
tip-off.
In the ensuing gun duel, which lasted about an hour, it was learnt
that all the eight members of the robbery gang were arrested, while five
AK-47 rifles and an un-estimated large number of live ammunition were
recovered.
It was said that during the gun battle, human and vehicular movement
was halted as every passers-by took cover to prevent being hit by stray
bullets.When contacted on phone, spokesperson of the Lagos State police
command, Ngozi Braide, confirmed the incident, saying that two
operational vehicles of the robbers were also recovered.
Source:Leadership
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