Sporadic and ceaseless gun shots brought commercial activities to a halt at Marine Bridge area, when policemen and robbers engaged in a gun battle that lasted for several minutes.

Insideaj.com learnt that the robbers had arrived the area in several power bikes and hijacked a bullion van conveying a huge amount of money from its escort vehicle.

The robbers shot sporadically into the air to scare motorists and onlookers, as they attempted to escape with the bullion van. However, their movement was reported to have been slowed down by heavy traffic and arrival of policemen from Area B command. The robbers came down from the hijacked bullion van and engaged the police in a shootout, which resulted in a member of the Nigerian Navy and a few other civilians sustaining injuries. However, one of the robbers was reportedly shot dead while another was arrested.

Reacting to the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos Police command, Ngozi Braide, told the press that,” The DPO of Apapa Division was informed of a gunfire around Ijora-Badia Bridge and dispatched a team of anti-robbery policemen. The robbers opened fire on the policemen and our men retaliated, one of the robbers was killed, another arrested, while the others escaped with bullet wounds”.

“A yellow unregistered power bike, with the inscription, Apache Hipar, was recovered from the robbers as well as two AK-47 riffles with double magazine each loaded with 30 rounds of ammunition. Meanwhile, investigations are ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspects but normalcy has returned to the area”, she said.
source---http://www.insideaj.com/community-talk/115-robbers-on-power-bikes-in-failed-bullion-van-attack

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