ROBBERY SUSPECT SHOT DEAD WHILE ESCAPING WITH SNATCHED VEHICLE
Oyeyemi added further that, in compliance with the commissioner’s directive, the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) teams manning various exit points in the State were alerted to be on lookout for the snatched vehicle and the suspects.
He said, luck however ran against the gang when the FSARS team stationed along Sango Ota area sighted the said vehicle and gave it a hot chase, adding that the gang having realized that the game was up, the and in a bid to escape opened fire on the policemen and the officers returned fire with fire.
The police spokesman said, at the end of the encounter, one of the robbers was fatally injured and he was taken to State Hospital in ijaye, Abeokuta but died while receiving treatment, adding that exhibits recovered from him include one AK49 assault rifle loaded with 13 rounds of live ammunition, as well as the snatched Lexus RX 350 Jeep with registration number Lagos LSD 456 Ex.
He said, the Commissioner of Police Ahmed Iliyasu who expressed his satisfaction about the performance of his men has ordered a serious manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang, and also assured residents of the State to always alert the police on time whenever any crime is notice in their area to enable the police respond as quickly as possible.
