Commercial activities at
Ijora Badia, in the Apapa
area of Lagos State, came
to a halt on Wednesday
when a group of
policemen and armed
robbers engaged in a gun
duel.
It was said that the
robbers started shooting
sporadically into the air to
scare motorists,
attempting to escape in a
rush with the bullion van.
Their progress was said
to have been slowed
down by heavy traffic.
According to Punch, the
robbers, who had arrived
Marine Bridge on several
power bikes, dislodged a
bullion van conveying a
huge amount of money
from its escort vehicle by
opening fire at them.
The Divisional Police
Officer, Apapa, Usman
Ndanbabo, and policemen
from the Area B
Command arrived at the
scene after being alerted
by the sound of gunfire.
The robbers reportedly
disembarked from the
bullion van and engaged
the police in a shootout.
Other police divisions
within the area command
were said to have also
blocked all the escape
routes and dispatched
anti-robbery teams to
assist the Apapa Division.
In the gun duel which
lasted for several minutes,
a member of the Nigerian
Navy and two other
civilians were said to
have sustained injuries.
However, one of the
robbers was reportedly
shot dead while another
was arrested. The Navy
personnel and the others,
who were injured were
rushed to a nearby
hospital for treatment.
Police say “investigations
are ongoing to arrest the
fleeing suspects but
normalcy has returned to
the area.”
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