There was confusion on Tuesday morning on the Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way in ikeja, Lagos, as policemen and suspected armed robbers engaged themselves in a gun duel.
One of the suspected robbers was killed, while three others escaped.
Nigerian Tribune learnt that a four–man armed robbery gang had invaded Abule Onigbagbo Estate , where they reportedly robbed some residents of their valuables.
The suspected armed robbers had navigated their way out of Abule Onigbagbo Estate when they were confronted by a team of policemen.
An eyewitness, who simply identified himself as Frank, told the Nigerian Tribune that the suspected armed robbers, on sighting the policemen, started shooting sporadically, in an apparent move to scare them.
He said the policemen responded and one of the suspected armed robbers was felled during the gun duel.
According to the source, a Man O War official,who was on guard in the estate, was shot by the armed robbers and had been taken to an unnamed hospital, where he is receiving treatment.
The shootout between the suspected armed robbers and the policemen created confusion around Ikeja and some parts of Maryland.
Efforts to get the reaction of the police on theincident were futile as calls and text messages to the image maker in charge of the state police command, Ngozi Braide, were not responded to.