Teams of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Lagos State Police Command, today (Friday) clashed with an eight-man- gang of bank robbers, foiling robbery of a new generational bank at the Abule Egba area of the metropolis.
The bandits
who were said to have stormed the bank in the afternoon, bolted after a gun
duel with policemen, abandoning sophisticated looking arms and ammunition, five
AK47 rifles and different varieties of charms.
A police
source said: “The armed robbers were defeated by the combined
efforts of teams of 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. The teams were led by the Area ‘G’ Commander,
Mr. Abdullahi Ishola, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP).”
It was further heard that the eight - man gang, who must had been acting based on insiders' information, had around 2:30pm, yesterday attacked the bank.
It was further heard that the eight - man gang, who must had been acting based on insiders' information, had around 2:30pm, yesterday attacked the bank.
When the
robbers caught sight of the policemen, they immediately opened fire, forcing
motorists, passersby to scamper for safety.
Some eye
witnesses described the gun battle as very fierce, lasting for more than an
hour.
The policemen engaged bandits before Isola and others stormed the scene and overpowered the robbers.
At the end of the gun battle, all the eight
members of the robbery gang were arrested, while five AK-47 rifles and a
yet to be estimated number of ammunitions recovered from the gang.The policemen engaged bandits before Isola and others stormed the scene and overpowered the robbers.
Police spokesperson, Ngozi Braide confirmed the incident, adding that two operational vehicles of the robbers were also recovered. Braide explained that the robbers had been taken to the SARS office Ikeja, for further investigation.
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