Sergeant killed, two injured as robbers attack petrol stations in Lagos

A police sergeant was killed and two people injured when some suspected armed robbers stormed the Igando area of Lagos State and robbed three petrol stations.

The stations attacked have been identified as Fawa, Forte Oil and Dapsey. The incident was said to have occurred last week Sunday.

 The robbers, all armed with pistols, were said to have shot a female attendant at Forte Oil and killed the sergeant at Dapsey filling station.

While the robbers succeeded in robbing Fawa and Forte Oil filling station, they failed at Dapsey due to presence of policemen and soldiers.

Although the law enforcement officers ensured that the filling station was not robbed, however, a sergeant was killed, while a soldier was injured.

  

They first attacked Fawa, then moved to Forte Oil and later proceeded to Dapsey filling station.

The police sergeant, simply identified as Akor, was said to have been shot dead after the robbers stormed the filling station around 9pm, Sunday last week.

The petrol station, located at Olowonla bus stop was busy when the robbers arrived in a Honda car. Immediately they stormed the station, they shot sporadically into the air, forcing everyone to scamper for safety.

The wounded soldier, who does not want his name mentioned, said: “Immediately the armed robbers entered the petrol station, they shot straight at me. I was standing with two policemen near one of the parked petrol tankers. They deliberately rammed into us with their car, aiming to crush us to death.”

The soldier continued his narration: “When the robbers noticed they had missed, they started shooting indiscriminately. One of the stray bullets hit me on my leg. I ran for cover. In the process of escaping, I hit my face on the ground; that was how I sustained the wound on my face. In the process of defending ourselves, another policeman lost his rifle to the robbers. He narrowly escaped death, but had injuries.”

The incident was said to have occurred some meters away from Igando Police Division. Residents were said to have panicked as gunshot rent the air.

Mr. Frances Adeleke, a resident said: “The late police sergeant, on sighting the armed robbers chased them. But while pursuing them, he left his gun behind. As the robbers saw him coming after them, they shot repeatedly at him, but their bullets didn’t penetrate. The sergeant was shouting, ' you no fit' you 'you no fit.' When the armed robbers noticed that their bullet couldn’t penetrate, they fled and abandoned their damaged car. They hijacked a car, attempting to run. An hour later, the manager of the petrol station called Tijani, who is presently in police custody, was said to have led some staff to go in search of the sergeant when he didn’t return.

“When the search team arrived at O mark bus stop, the sergeant was found in a pool of blood by the road side. He was immediately rushed to a nearby private hospital where he was confirmed dead.”