Police, Lagos robbers engage in gun duel
The Lagos Police Command says it engaged a gang of thieves in a gun duel at the Apapa area of the state.
Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson for the command stated this in a statement.
According to him, the “daredevil robbers engaged operatives of Area B Apapa of the Lagos State Police Command in a gun duel, in a bid to escape arrest.
“The robbers, however, fell to the superior firepower of the police operatives,” he said.
He identified the robbers as one, Sodiq (aka foreigner) who was recently released from prison, and Habeeb (aka Kiki).
The police said the two robbers, before their latest arrest, were wanted for terrorizing Ajegunle and its environs.
Operatives reportedly trailed the robbers to their hideout, where they were eventually overpowered and arrested
“One Beretta pistol, one locally made revolver pistol with four rounds of 9mm live ammunition and one expended shell of ammunition were recovered from them,” Hundeyin stated.
The police urged the youth to desist from taking part in criminal activities.
