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| MD Abubakar |
A senior police officer in Lagos, has said armed robbers who invaded
the state on Sunday succeeded because they monitored policemen’s
movement with stolen walkie-talkies.
The officer, who craved anonymity, told our correspondent that this
was further made possible by the sophisticated weapons the bandits
wielded and security lapse in the state.
He said, “The hoodlums were between eight and 12. After they killed
policemen in a Rapid Response Squad van on Oba Akran Avenue, they stole
their guns as well as their walkie talkies which they then used to track
police movement.
“So, for example, if policemen were on Allen Avenue, the robbers
would avoid that area and take an alternative route. This was how they
were able to escape.”
The policeman, who described the bandits as “experts” said the
casualty figure was yet unknown. But he confirmed that a corporal, Dejo
Obaje, was among the slain policemen.
When asked to name the remaining policemen felled by the robbers’ bullets, he declined further comment on the issue.
