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4 Feared Killed In Ogun Gun Duel
Four suspected kidnappers who have been allegedly terrorising residents of Ogun lost their lives during a gun duel between them and policemen from the Zone 2 Police formation, comprising Lagos and Ogun.
Some of the members were said to have been recruited from Niger Republic and Chad.
The image maker in charge of the zone, Hauwa Idris- Adamu in a statement, signed on Friday also said that one of the kidnappers also escaped with bullet wounds.
The Zone 2 police spokesperson said, “On the 6th day of May, 2023 at about 1800hrs intelligence was given to the AIG Ari Mohammed Ali, that a syndicate of kidnappers who have been terrorizing Abeokuta (the capital of Ogun) and its environs were seen somewhere suspected to be their hideout.
“Consequently, a team of Detectives from the Zonal Monitoring Unit swung into action; on sighting the Police in their hideout at a forest along Ibara Orile Ogun, the kidnappers engaged the Detectives in a gun duel where four kidnappers were neutralised while others escaped with bullet wounds.”
She continued; “Thereafter, when the hideout was later searched, One (1) unregistered Bajaj Motorcycle, Four (4) AK47 rifles, Six (6) magazines loaded with 20 live ammunition, 10 expended ammunition were recovered.
“Further investigation into the incident revealed that members of the syndicate were drawn from different parts of the country while some of them came from the neighbouring countries of Niger and Chad respectively.”
The police spokesperson also added that; “However, efforts are on top gear to arrest the other fleeing suspects while investigation is in progress please.”
(Tribune)
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