Lagos: Police kill two suspected armed robbers in gun duel, arrest gang member

Two suspected equipped robbers were reportedly killed during a weapon duel with the constabulary successful Lagos, portion different subordinate of the pack was arrested.

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, disclosed this connected Wednesday portion briefing journalists connected the caller operational activities of the command.

Fatai said the 2 suspects were neutralised during a weapon conflict with operatives of the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit successful the aboriginal hours of Monday.

According to the commissioner, the cognition followed actionable quality connected the activities of a suspected equipped robbery pack operating successful the state.

“On 4/10/2026 astatine astir 2200hrs, operatives of the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit, acting connected actionable quality concerning the activities of a suspected equipped robbery gang, traced the suspects to their hideout on Gasikia Road, Ijora-Badia,” Fatai said.

He added that the suspects opened occurrence aft sighting the constabulary operatives, resulting successful a weapon duel during which 2 members of the pack were neutralised.

“Upon sighting the constabulary operatives, the suspects allegedly engaged the officers successful a weapon duel, during which 2 of the suspects were neutralised, 1 escaped, portion another, identified arsenic Patrick Azure ‘m’, aged 26 years, was arrested,” helium said.

The operation, according to the CP, resulted i...