Police kill three robbers in Ogun

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The police in Ogun State on Monday killed three suspected armed robbers at Oko Bale, Ilogbo, Otta in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government of the state.

The command also said its men arrested four suspects alleged to have been involved in Friday's killing of four members of the Ogun State Vigilance Service.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Muyiwa Adejobi, said the suspected robbers engaged policemen in a gun battle some kilometers away from the scene of last Friday's killing of the Vigilance Service operatives.

Adejobi, a deputy superintendent of police, in a statement, said one locally made triple-barrelled gun, seven live cartridges, one rod, a rope and a cellotape were recovered from the gang.

The police spokesman said a member of the gang, who sustained gunshot injury, during the attack on members of the vigilance group, Babatunde Sotayo, had been arrested in a church.

Sotayo, he added, was arrested along with three others, including a herbalist, Dauda Yekini, an armourer to the gang.

The statement added, "In another development, one of the robbers, who attacked and killed the four vigilance members in Onihale, Ifo on Friday and escaped with bullet wounds has been arrested by a team of policemen attached to Otta led by the DPO, CSP Gabriel Dibie, on Saturday, in Otta.

"It will be recalled that the command began a manhunt for the wounded fleeing robbers, particularly seeking information from members of the public on their whereabouts.

"The arrested robber, Babatuunde Sotayo 'M', 28 years, who was arrested in a church in Otta, following a tip-off, sustained bullet injury on his right leg.

"His arrest has led to the arrest of additional three suspects, including Dauda Yekini (33), a herbalist and armourer to the robbery gang. Other two suspects are Quadri Adeosun (22), and Matthew Abiodu (22)."

The police command, however, assured the people that it would not relent in its efforts to rid the state of hoodlums.

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[Shola Sholaz]

Arned robbers are harmful to the society so I don't mind them being killed. They annoy me big tyme....