Concerned by the gruesome
murder of four (4) Police men and an Army officer, the Inspector general of
Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni, deployed the Police Special Units led by
the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT) to unravel the circumstances
surrounding the unfortunate incident and bring those responsible to justice. On
the 16th April, 2017 Intelligence response Team (IRT) engaged some
of the vicious and notorious criminal/militant gang responsible for the
killings in an ambush of two Inspectors of Police, two Police sergeants and an
Army Captain and also wounded the Divisional Police Officer in Ikorodu area of
Lagos Sate on Sunday 9th April, 2017.
After the gun duel a
principal suspect now deceased who is a kingpin in the killings of the
Policemen and the Army Officer, one Endurance Ominisan aka, mighty, native of
Arogbo town in Ondo State was shot while trying to escape from the roof top of
a house at No. 20 Joel Adebolu Street, Ibeshi area of Ikorodu.
While he was being taken
for medical treatment, he made oral confessional statement admitting to the
criminal roles he played along with other suspects at large in some kidnap for
ransom cases and militant attacks on Ikorodu and other neighbouring communities
in Lagos State. He also confessed to Oniba of Iba kidnapping, Turkish School
children and members of staff kidnapping and many other kidnappings in Lagos and
Ogun States before he was confirmed dead at the Hospital.
The Police Special Units
and IGP Intelligence Response Team are on the trail of the other members of
this vicious and notorious gang. Much progress have been made in the
investigation of the gruesome murder of the Police and military personnel.
Members of the public in
Ikorodu and neighbouring communities are hereby advised to go about their
lawful activities without fear or apprehension and have confidence in the
ability of the Nigeria Police Force to sustain the normalcy that has being
restored in the area.
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