SONS OF GUN
•End of the road for daredevil bank robbers
By CHRIS ANUCHA
Thursday, March 20, 2008
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rider shot by the robbers PHOTOS: MOSHOOD RAJI |
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Last Thursday was one of the finest moments for the Lagos
State police command, as they dealt a deadly blow on a robbery
gang that stormed a commercial bank in the Dopemu area of
the city.
It was a sweet victory for Mohammed Abubakar, the out-going
commissioner of police, who was already making what could
be regarded as a valedictory speech during a press briefing
to acquaint journalists with the command’s achievements
in the last one month.
At the end of the gun duel with the bandits, which lasted
for more than one hour, four of the robbers were felled by
police bullets, while six of them were arrested.
Excited Abubakar, who later spoke to newsmen about the successful
operation, commended his men’s gallantry even as he
explained that their names would be sent to Abuja for possible
reward.
The hefty gang leader, who was smoked out from a water tank
where he hid, was said to have been the one giving orders
to members of his gang as he shot sporadically to ward off
any possible reprisal attack.
Daily Sun gathered that he is cooperating with the police
in their investigations.
Police said they would leave no stone unturned to arrest other
members of the gang who escaped during the encounter with
the police.
According to police source the arrest of some of the robbers
is yielding results as they have led policemen to some of
their hideouts, where more arms and ammunition were recovered
and more of the members arrested.
The police, however, appealed to members of the public to
give them information that could help to arrest the fleeing
robbers.
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