Southern City News gathered on Sunday that the robbers locked out the police and engaged them in a gun duel for about half an hour.
The suspects were said to be operating in the hotel when the police arrived at the scene following a tip-off.
A source in the hotel said, “On sighting the police, the robbers locked the entrance of the hotel and engaged the police in a fierce gun duel, which lasted for more than 30 minutes.
“One of the suspects later sustained gunshot injury on the buttocks, while attempting to disarm a policeman. The lady is currently receiving treatment in a hospital.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed the story, said the suspects were arrested while their accomplices escaped.
Mohammed said one fabricated pistol, three live cartridges, one axe, two empty shells, some quantities of dry leaves suspected to be Indian hemp and Tramadol were recovered from them.
He said, “At about 4pm on Saturday, we received an intelligence report at the Ogidi Police Division that some suspected armed robbers/cultists were cited at the Paradise Hotel, Ogidi,brandishing dangerous weapons.
“Following the report, police detectives attached to the Ogidi Division rushed to the scene and cordoned off the area.
“The gang, on sighting the police, locked the entrance to the hotel and engaged the police in a fierce gun duel,which lasted for more than 30 minutes. The police responded, but with high restraint in order to avert innocent civilian casualties.
“As a result, one of the suspects, Ugochukwu Okafor, sustained gunshot injuries on the buttocks, while trying to disarm a police officer.”
Mohammed said the injured suspect was taken to the hospital for treatment, adding, “The case is under investigation after which the suspects will be charged to court.''
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The suspects were said to be operating in the hotel when the police arrived at the scene following a tip-off.
A source in the hotel said, “On sighting the police, the robbers locked the entrance of the hotel and engaged the police in a fierce gun duel, which lasted for more than 30 minutes.
“One of the suspects later sustained gunshot injury on the buttocks, while attempting to disarm a policeman. The lady is currently receiving treatment in a hospital.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed the story, said the suspects were arrested while their accomplices escaped.
Mohammed said one fabricated pistol, three live cartridges, one axe, two empty shells, some quantities of dry leaves suspected to be Indian hemp and Tramadol were recovered from them.
He said, “At about 4pm on Saturday, we received an intelligence report at the Ogidi Police Division that some suspected armed robbers/cultists were cited at the Paradise Hotel, Ogidi,brandishing dangerous weapons.
“Following the report, police detectives attached to the Ogidi Division rushed to the scene and cordoned off the area.
“The gang, on sighting the police, locked the entrance to the hotel and engaged the police in a fierce gun duel,which lasted for more than 30 minutes. The police responded, but with high restraint in order to avert innocent civilian casualties.
“As a result, one of the suspects, Ugochukwu Okafor, sustained gunshot injuries on the buttocks, while trying to disarm a police officer.”
Mohammed said the injured suspect was taken to the hospital for treatment, adding, “The case is under investigation after which the suspects will be charged to court.''
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Set it off things.
ReplyDeleteAwon eleyi wan bad gan
ReplyDeleteWhat a man can do, a woman can do too.
ReplyDeleteFemales engaged in gun battle with cops.
Na wa!!!
What a man can do, a woman can...........
ReplyDeleteBetteeeeeeer.
DeleteGunshot in the buttocks? Don't wanna imagine how it feels
ReplyDeleteNa wa
ReplyDeleteChai this babes mean ooo this one Na ifeadikaeme group
ReplyDeleteWhat a shame!! Hope they don’t have kids so they do not transfer the thieving genes to their kids.
ReplyDeleteDidn't know stealing is now hereditary oh! Wehdone
DeleteYour stupidity knows no bounds
DeleteNawah
ReplyDeletepple dy vex dis days,BT there is no excuse fr crime,legit hustle gives peace of mind
ReplyDeleteThey will not mention if any police officer got hurt o
ReplyDeletehmmmmmmm, na wa ohhh, Just imagining the shot out
ReplyDeleteonly in Biafra land.
ReplyDeleteOkpo Anonymous 11.01
DeleteSun Newspaper 19th September
"Two notorious bank robbers, who have been terrorising banks in the South West, especially Lagos, have been arrested by the police.
Adetunji and Bashirat, alias Area Mama, who have been on the wanted list of the police for a long period of time, were arrested by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT).
It was gathered that Adetunji, who is also an alleged member of the Eiye Confraternity, ran into trouble recently when he led some members of his gang to attack a salesgirl on her way to the bank in Opebi, Ikeja, and dispossessed her of her money and cell phone.
Adetunji was arrested a few days later, when the woman, whose identity was not disclosed,sighted
him on Toyin Street, Ikeja, while he was planning to rob an unsuspecting passerby"
Tribalistic MOFO Female Robbers are in the North, East South and West of Nigeria!
Oponu Oshi!
11:01, shey Biafra swallowed your placenta abi?
DeleteOponu anonymous
DeleteOgidi adiro mma cha cha. Umuazi Ogidi be misbehaving since 1900.
ReplyDeleteNa wa.
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