Dare devil armed robbers in the early hours of Saturday engaged operatives of Ogun State Police Command in a gun battle.
The battle occurred at Ipamesan area of Sango Ota in Ogun State and one of the robbers was arrested.
According to the spokesman of the police command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the encounter followed a distress call received by the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Sango ota divisional headquarters, that robbers were operating at Ipamesan area, and that they had already burgled a warehouse in the area.
Upon the distress call, the DPO, CSP Godwin Idehai, quickly mobilised his patrol team, and moved to the scene.
On sighting the policemen, the robbers, who had snatched two vehicles from different locations, fled, but were hotly chased by the policemen.
On getting to Joju area of Sango, and realising the determination of the patrol team to subdue them, they decided to engage the policemen in gun battle.
But due to the superior firepower of the policemen, they abandoned the two snatched vehicles – a Lexus RS 330 with registration number FKJ 691 FW, snatched from one Dosumu Kazeem, and a Toyota Matrix with registration number MUS 835 FW, snatched from one Ibrahim Lateef – and took to their heels.
The team pursued them, and one of the robbers, later identified as Henry Obe, was arrested.
It was later discovered that the hoodlums had shot a guard attached to a warehouse owned by one Yinka Oduwale before broking into the said warehouse and looted it.
The guard was rushed to the hospital, where he was confirmed dead.
Items recovered from them are: One long gun; 41 laptops; 2DVD players; 2 phones; 3 tablets gadgets; 1 Lexus RS 330 with registration number FKJ 691 FW and Toyota Matrix with registration number MUS 835 FW.
Meanwhile, the commissioner of police, CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.
He also directed the crack detectives to go after the remaining members of the gang, with the view to bring them to justice within the shortest possible period.
