4 Killed As Armed Robbers Invade A Filling Station Along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

A gang of armed robbers on Sunday night killed two policemen and two others in a deadly attack around World Oil Filling Station at Ibafo, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Witnesses said the robbers, numbering about 15, came in jeeps. On arrival, one of them shot a plain-clothed policeman straightaway.

The gunmen it was learnt engaged some policemen and vigilance group members at the filling station in a gun duel, shooting sporadically in a bid to crush the resistance and scare away people. As a result, bullets flew round, hitting an unspecified number of people. Bizarrely, no reinforcement came from Ibafo Police Station, located less than a kilometre away from the scene.

Presently, the walls of the deserted filling station were riddled with bullet holes as hundreds of spent bullet littered the environment; an evidence of a horrific battle. Only few weeks ago, robbers attacked Jimken Filling Station, a few metres away from this latest attack site, killing a customer.

The rate of robbery operations has increased nationwide in the past few months.

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Crime: Masquerade, 4 others Arrested for Armed Robbery

Ekiti State police command have apprehended  a 24-year-old man, Osalusi Sunday,who disguised in family’s masquerade, ‘Sinrinminyin  and four others  to partake in armed robbery operation in Ado Ekiti

 

According to the command’s image maker, Olu Victor Babayemi (ASP), who briefed the press at the command headquarters in Ado Ekiti yesterday said the leader of the gang, Odunayo Kolawole, 24, was shot dead, while the remaining two others escaped arrest

Other members of the gang , according to him are Deji Owolabi, Ayodeji Obamoyegun, Peter Akinwale and Oluwatosin Adefemi.

His words“While the gang members were dispossessing their victims of their valuables, a police woman sent a distress call to the police and men from nearby stations and the Special Anti-Robbery Squad descended on them. Kolawole, the leader of the gang, who was on the rooftop serving as a watch for the gang was gunned down in a shoot-out and others were arrested,” Babayemi added.

The PPRO further disclosed that the hoodlums inflicted machete cuts on some of their victims and attempted to rape some ladies among them.

Confessing to committing the crime, Osalusi, who acted as the masquerade, said it was his family’s tradition to allow the masquerade come out on specific occasions.

He added that he put on the garb to disguise himself during the operation, and that it was his elder brother that was initially acting as the masquerade.

Items recovered from the gang members included two locally made single barrel gun, two locally made pistol. 10 live cartridges, five expended cartridges, three machetes, six handsets, masks, two wrist watches and assorted charms.

 

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Gunmen rob and kill hotelier in Osogbo

A hotelier, Babatunde Bolarinwa, was on Sunday shot dead in Osogbo by armed robbers who also stole money and carted away valuables worth millions of naira from his house.

According to the deceased's wife, Yetunde Bolarinwa, the robbers stormed the residence of the deceased at the Akindeko area of the state capital in the morning.

They were said to have shot sporadically into the air to ward off possible assistance from members of the public.

"The gunmen entered my husband’s bedroom through one of the windows," she said. "They shot him before they went to the living room where they carted away some belongings."
Yetunde said that efforts to get assistance from residents of the area failed as distress calls from the home of the Bolarinwas did not yield any positive result while the operation lasted.
The Commissioner of Police in the state,  Kalafite Adeyemi, confirmed the incident, saying the police were investigating the matter.
"The police are on the trail of the perpetrators of the dastardly act and we are sure that very soon they will be brought to justice," she assured.

Source: Daily Times

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