Five suspected armed robbers were killed in Lagos during a shootout with the police on Wednesday.
Police sources told NAN that the suspects engaged officers from Elemoro division, Ajah in Ibeju-Lekki local government area of the state, in a gun battle.
The source revealed that a suspect with bullets wound was arrested.
“The police in Elemoro got information that the suspects were operating at Abule Parapo, opposite Awoyaya in Elemoro area of Ajah around 2 am,” the source said.
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“The suspects engaged the police in a shootout as soon as they saw them. Two locally made double barrel shot guns, one cutlass and iron cutter was recovered from them.
“The gang had been terrorising residents of Ajah, robbing and raping women.
“The corpses of the dead and the injured suspects were brought to the Lagos state police command headquarters, Ikeja at about 12:15 pm.
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“The operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) have taken over the case file from the Divisional Police Officer at Elemoro, SP Sani Limawa for further investigation.”
When contacted, Joseph Offor, the command’s spokesman, said he had yet to get the details from the division as at press time.
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