Police kill three robbery suspects in Ogun

ABEOKUTA — The Ogun State Police Command said three of the five suspects, who robbed Agarau Shopping Complex in Ota, Sunday,  were killed by its men.

The command’s  spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, yesterday, in Abeokuta.

Adejobi said: “We heard about the robbery operation and the command’s men swung into action. We met the robbers at the scene and engaged them in a fierce gun battle that lasted 30 minutes.

“We were able to kill three of them on the spot while two escaped with bullet wounds.

“The robbers robbed the owner of the complex of N1.2 million before the police anti-robbery team attached to Onipanu Division led by the Divisional Police Officer, Oyeniyi Yemi,  arrived the scene.

“The team recovered the N1.2 million, one locally made single barrel, double-barrel and triple-barrel guns and four live cartridges.We also recovered two expended cartridges and a motorcycle.”

He urged residents of the area to help the police  fish out the fleeing robbers.

Adejobi said that the command led by the Commissioner of Police, Ikemefuna Okoye, had promised to make the state safe for all.