Daredevil armed robbers terrorizing the Apapa area of Lagos State have been killed by men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that 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, according to a statement released on Sunday by SP Benjamin Hundeyin, Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, Ikeja-Lagos.
“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.
“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 statement reads.
Attached below is a CCTV footage of their recent robbery.
POLICE NEUTRALIZE NOTORIOUS ARMED ROBBERS TERRORIZING APAPA
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. pic.twitter.com/98sX1s5W9d
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In another development, the Katsina Police Command on Saturday raided terrorists’ hideouts at Tandama village in Danja Local Government Area and rescued six kidnapped victims
A statement by the Command spokesman, Superintendent Gambo Isah, said the raid of the terrorists’ hideouts was based on credible intelligence.
He said: “On Saturday 6/08/2022 at about 0530hrs, based on credible intelligence, the Command raided terrorists hideouts at Unguwan Dako, Tandama village, Danja LGA and succeeded in rescuing 6 kidnapped victims.
“They are: Alhaji Garba Dan Mallam, M,52 of Unguwan Nuhu, Danja LGA ,Rabiu Idris,45 of the same address, Abba Samaila, 38,Yunusa Sani, 54 of Layin Sani village, Kafur Ishaq Yakub, 40,Danjuma Samaila, 45,all of the same address”.