Daredevil robbers engaged members of Area B Apapa of the Lagos State Police Command in a gunfight in an effort to avoid being apprehended. However, the police agents’ overwhelming firepower caused the bandits to be routed.
In a statement, the police spokesman, SP Hundeyin, disclosed in a press report to ngrdesk news.
He said, “In a bid to escape arrest, daredevil robbers engaged operatives of Area B Apapa of the Lagos State Police Command in a gun duel.”
He remarked, “The robbers, however, fell to the superior firepower of the police operatives.”
One of the robbers was an ex-convict
The robbers, Sodiq ’m’ aka Foreigner, recently released from prison, and Habeeb ‘m’ aka Kiki, who have both been wanted for terrorizing Ajegunle and environs, were trailed to their hideout in Ajegunle, where they met their Waterloo.
Police seized their weapons
One Beretta pistol, one locally made revolver pistol with four rounds of 9mm live ammunition, and one expended shell of ammunition were recovered from the robbers.
The Lagos State Police Command urges youths in particular to desist from crimes, as the long arm of the law will always catch up with criminals no matter how long it takes.
