An armed robbery suspect has been killed by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command along Shagamu/Ikenne Expressway, Ogun State.
The suspected armed robber was killed on Sunday.
According to the spokesman of the police in Ogun State, DSP, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement made available to FrontPage, the robbery suspect met his waterloo when a distress call was made to the police at Ikenne divisional headquarters that a group of armed robbers were operating in between Adelex Filling Station and Ladgroup company along the expressway, dispossessing people of their valuables at gun point.
Upon the distress call, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Ikenne division, CSP Ndoukauba Onuma, mobilised his patrol team and personnel of 71pmf to the scene.
On sighting the policemen, the hoodlums engaged them in gun battle consequent upon which one of the robbers was shot dead while others escaped into the bush with varying degrees of gunshot injuries.
Recovered from the scene are, a mock gun, a Toyota Corolla car with registration number KNN 84 TD which was snatched from the owner.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun, who expressed satisfaction about the quick response of his men to the distress call was said to have ordered massive manhunt for the escaped members of the gang.
He also appealed to the general public especially hospitals and traditional healers to notify the police if they sighted anybody with gunshot injury in their area.
The CP therefore assured the people of the state that the command was determined more than ever to ensure their safety at all time especially as the year is ending.
