Suspect Shot While Escaping With A Snatched SUV

LUCKY LAWAL

A robbery suspect has been confirmed dead by the men of the Ogun State Police. The suspected armed robber was said to have been shot dead on Thursday 31st May, 2018, by men of the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad (FSARS), Magbon Abeokuta while escaping with a snatched Lexus RX 350 SUV.

P.M.EXPRESS gathered that the deceased was a member of an armed robbery gang which operated in Abeokuta. He met his waterloo after snatching the said vehicle at gun point at Oke Ilewo area of the metropolis.

According to the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, immediately after the incident, a distress call was made to the police and the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Iliyasu, piqued by the audacity of the hoodlums gave a matching order to the FSARS Commander, DSP Uba Adam, that the suspects must be brought to book.

In compliance with the CP’s directive, FSARS teams with immediate effect took to the roads, manning various exit points in the state. They were alerted to be on the look out for the snatched vehicle and the suspects. The gang however, ran out of luck when the FSARS team stationed along Sango Ota area sighted the said vehicle and gave it a hot chase.

P.M.EXPRESS gathered that having realised that their game was up as the police were closing in on them, the robbers in a bid to escape opened fire on the policemen and the officers returned greater firepower. At the end of the encounter, one of the robbers was fatally injured and he was taken to state hospital in Ijaye but died while receiving treatment.

Recovered from him was one AK49 assault rifle loaded with 13 rounds of live ammunition. The snatched Lexus RX 350 SUV with Lagos registration number LSD 456 EX was also recovered.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Iliyasu, who expressed his satisfaction with the performance of his men has ordered a serious manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang. The CP also advised residents of the state to always alert the police on time whenever any crime was being committed in their area, to enable the police respond as quickly as possible.