(SARS):Two Kidnappers killed in Lagos
Policemen attached to the Special
Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) at the weekend clashed with suspected
kidnappers at the Elepete area of Ogijo, and at the end of the gun duel
killed two, while one sustained gunshot injuries.
Residents of the sprawling community
have fled the place for fear of a reprisal attack by the hoodlums who
may suspect they may have given information to the Police.
Acting on a tip-off, the police had
stormed the community on learning that there were some strange persons
behaving suspiciously.
Going undercover, operatives from SARS
moved in to the community and arrested one Victor Worimegbe near the
creek and during interrogation, he confessed that he is a member of a
kidnap gang that has come for business.
He then took the operatives to Topkatt
Hotel where other gang members were lodged but an attempt to round them
up resulted in the gun duel.
The suspects, on sighting the
operatives, opened fire while trying to create an escape route. Their
plans were foiled by the police who returned fire and succeeded in
subduing them.
Confirming the incident, the State
Police Public Relations officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, said: “Our men
received information that some suspected kidnappers have entered the
community. SARS operatives were deployed to the place and they succeeded
in arrested one of the suspects.
“Victor Worimegbe, was the suspect who took the police to Topkatt hotel where other gang members were lodged. Other suspects including Ekpokime, Abule and Ebimobese tried to escape by firing at our policemen and the operatives responded.
“Victor Worimegbe, was the suspect who took the police to Topkatt hotel where other gang members were lodged. Other suspects including Ekpokime, Abule and Ebimobese tried to escape by firing at our policemen and the operatives responded.
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