BREAKING NEWS! Policemen And Robbers In Intense Gunfight In Ajah, Lagos

The five gunmen who stormed the 04 Hotel in Ajah, Lagos and killed sven people last Sunday, have been confirmed dead. The robbers were killed yesterday morning in a shoot-out with the Special Anti Robbery Squad Ikeja, Lagos.

Police sources said the robbers who were moving in a convoy of an Honda Odyssey and a Jeep on Sunday (yesterday) for another operation, had earlier attacked some policemen at Ajah and later at Ajao Estate before the shoot-out with SARS operatives.

A police source said, “The robbers began their operation around 1am at Ajah but just as they were moving out, they encountered a team of policemen on routine patrol. They opened fire on them and in the ensuing exchange of fire, one policeman was killed in the process and another wounded. Immediately, the robbers aborted their mission and drove drown to Ajao Estate. They got to Ajao Estate at about 2am and attacked a major dealer in phones, ipads and other ICT products. In the process, a police corporal, attached to the Mobile Police Force was killed. Valuables worth millions of naira were carted away.”

Having received a directive from the Lagos Commissioner of Police to apprehend the robbers, SARS operatives led by their leader, SP Abba Kyari laid ambush along the Mushin/Ojuelegba areas while two more teams went towards the island to block the robbers escape. Shortly after that, the robbers drove through the Mushin/Ojuelegba road and opened fire on sighting the SARS teams. In an intense gunfight that reportedly lasted 30 minutes, the robbers were chased from the Stadium in Surulere to Eko Bridge. By then some of the robbers had been wounded in the car from the gunfight but that didn’t stop them from driving. It wasn’t until the driver of one of their vehicles sustained a gunshot injury in the neck that the vehicles stopped at Eko Bridge. By then some had already died in the car and others jumped over the Eko Bridge into the ocean below. 

The items from Ajao estate were recovered from the vehicles of the robbers. Policemen from the Area A command and the Marine Police later combed the waters, but did not find any corpse.