Men of Ogun State Police Command on Wednesday 23rdof May 2018 shot dead an armed robbery suspect at Fidiwo area of Lagos/Ibadan expressway.
Following a distress call received by the Police at Isara Divisional headquarters that hoodlums operating on motorcycle have blocked the expressway and dispossessing commuters of their belongings.
The DPO Isara Division CSP Yussuf Taiwo led his men to the scene, on sighting the Policemen; they opened fire on them while the Policemen retaliated.
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At the end of the gun duel, one of the robbers was shot dead while other escaped with various degrees of gunshot wound.
Recovered from him is a cut to size locally made pistol while the two Bajaj motorcycles they used for the operation were also recovered.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Iliyasu has commended the quick response to distress by men of Isara Division, he also directed that the escaped members of the gang be hunted for and brought to justice.
The CP therefore vows to rid the expressway of Crime and Criminality.
 ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, PPRO,
Ogun State Police Command
