Four persons, including policeman killed as Young Shall Grow CEO escapes death

Four persons, including a police corporal, were killed after suspected
assassins tried to kill the chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the
Young Shall Grow motors, Mr Vincent Obianodo.
It was gathered that a police corporal, a driver and two suspected assassins were killed in a protracted gun battle at the Festac area of Lagos.
Obianodo was shot in the hand during the gun duel.
The assassins tried to kill the transporter but were given a tough
battle by policemen attached to him.
The assassins were believed to have trailed the transporter as he
left  office, until he reached his home, at 4th Avenue, Festac before they
launched the surprised attack on him.
The assassins were however shocked when the police fought to keep bullets from
hitting the CEO.
When the smoke from the blazing guns settled, four corpses were on
ground, while the CEO was nursing a bullet inflicted wound on his
hand. Among the dead were two members of the assassins, a police
corporal and a driver. The policeman has been identified as Ngozi
Chijioke.
It was also learned area 'E' commander, Mr. Dan Okoro was alerted and immediately drafted a team of policemen and raced to the scene.
A source insisted that the way the killers opened fire on the CEO,
showed they were determined to kill him.
Police spokesperson, Ngozi Braide, said Obianodo was attacked at 22
Road Festac Town.
She said: "The hoodlums opened fire at him and his driver was shot
dead. Obianodo was shot on the hand and the police corporal with him
was killed.”
According to her, a patrol team heard sporadic gunshots and raced
towards the direction the gun sounds were coming from.
 She added that the bandits had also opened fire at the sight of the
patrol team.
Her words: “Our men retaliated and the place was like a battlefield.
When the dust settled, the police shot dead two of the men and others
escaped with bullet wounds.”
 Braide said that a Toyota Highlander Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV),
which the killers came with, was covered with bullet holes, adding
that police recovered one AK 47, one AK 49 riffles and eight magazines
loaded with ammunition.
She said that only investigation will reveal the reason behind the attack.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, bent on catching
the fleeing killers, has urged all hospitals and members of the public
to report anyone with bullet wounds to the nearest police station.