A 15-man robbery gang invaded the Apostolic Church Mission House, Ijemo-Agbadu area of Abeokuta, Ogun State this morning around 1.45am killing three policemen and injuring two others in an operation which latest for about 45mins.
It was learnt that the robbers acted on an information they got from an insider that a huge sum of money was kept in the Mission House.
The robbers gained access into the Mission House, destroyed the proof and ransacked the building.
A Police officer had disclosed that while the robbery operation was going on,the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the police got a distress call and raced to the scene led by 2 inspectors of police. It was reported that on sighting the policemen,the robbers engaged the police in a gun battle, thereby killing 3 policemen and injuring 2 others, adding that the 2 injured officers were receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Center Idi-aba,Abeokuta and the corpses of the three other policemen have been deposited at the morgue of the State Hospital, Sokenu, Abeokuta.
The Resident Pastor of the church, Pastor Jacob Adeotan said the bandits held the residents of the church hostage while the operation lasted.
He said “As you can see, they broke the burglary proof, gained access into many apartments before ransacking,” the pastor said. “They operated for about 45 minutes, and engaged in sporadic shooting when police patrol team arrived.”
The activities of the robbers caused many houses in the area to be riddled with bullets. Three vehicles parked on the roadside were also damaged with bullets. Some of the occupants of the church house said the attack was the third carried out by the robbers on the mission.
Ogun State Police Command Spokesperson,Muyiwa Adejobi confirmed the incident, adding that over 300 used bullet shells were recovered from the scene and said investigations are on to arrest the culprits.
He had appealed that anybody with useful information that can lead to the arrest of the bandits should do so.
The Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has reportedly visited the two admitted policemen at the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta. He was accompanied by the Commissioner of Police, Ikemefuna Okoye.
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