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The attention of the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Imohimi Edgal, has been drawn to the Guardian Newspaper publication of Sunday, January 27, 2019, on page 4, with the headline “Robbers kill three in Lagos.”
The command wishes to note that the robbers had engaged the police in a shootout during which one of them, Damilare Adegbayi, 31, was shot in the leg and arrested while one Samuel Oyejide who fled the scene was arrested by the neighbourhood vigilance group and handed over to the police. A cut-to-size locally made pistol with three live cartridges was also recovered from Damilare Adegbayi.
In view of the unfortunate incident, the CP directed the State Anti Robbery Squad (SARS ) to take over investigation of the case from Dopemu Police Station and ensure that fleeing members of the armed robbery gang that perpetrated the act are arrested. The third suspect, Haruna Ibrahim, 23, was arrested later in the evening of same day by SARS operatives following confessions of the two suspects earlier arrested.
The CP has deployed two teams of SARS operatives to beef up the security in the area, They are to patrol Ipaja and environs until further notice.
CSP Chike Oti
Police Public Relations Officer
Lagos State
