How Police Gunned Down 2 Suspected Kidnappers Inside Bush

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE

Facts have emerged how Police operatives from the Ogun StateCommand gunned down two suspected kidnappers on Saturday while combing bushes in search of kidnappers terrorizing the state.

P.M.EXPRESS gathered that the suspected kidnappers reportedly  engaged the Police in a gun battle at Bere forest, Onigaari area of the Lagos-Ibadan highway.

This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, at the Ogun State Command.

He said that was as the result of a tip-off from the public that the AK-47 bearing hoodlums numbering about six, were sighted in the forest, possibly waiting for those to abduct.

The Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, was said to have immediately deployed the Command’s Tactical teams, led by the DPO of Owode Egba Division, CSP Olusola Oniyiku, to comb the forest.

Then on sighting the Policemen, the hoodlums were said to have opened fire on the Police, who responded appropriately and gunned down the suspects while others fled.

Oyeyemi stated that one of the bandits was killed on the spot, while others escaped with gunshot injuries.

“While searching the forest, one of the bandits with bullets wound was arrested in the bush but gave up the ghost a few minutes after.”

 He stated that during the operation, two AK-47 rifles with breech numbers 1983NF1040 and 1987-3-CA-1212 and five rounds of ammunition were reportedly recovered from the criminals.
He said the Police have intensified every efforts to arrest the fleeing suspects now at large.