Police foil night robbery, neutralise suspect, recover vehicles, pistol in Ogun

The Ogun State Police Command has foiled a nighttime robbery cognition successful Ota, neutralising an equipped robbery fishy and recovering 2 vehicles and a cache of stolen property.

The cognition was carried retired by operatives of Onipanu Division, nether Ota Area Command, successful the aboriginal hours of Sunday.

Police Public Relations Officer successful the state, DSP Oluseyi Babasheyi, disclosed this successful a connection issued connected Sunday successful Abeokuta.

Babasheyi said the incidental occurred astatine Ijaba, Iyesi, Ota, astatine astir 1:45 am, pursuing a distress telephone from a acrophobic citizen.

According to him, the responding patrol squad promptly mobilised to the location. On sighting the operatives, the equipped robbers opened fire, prompting an contiguous tactical response.

"The ensuing speech of gunfire resulted successful the neutralisation of 1 suspect, portion different pack members fled with suspected gunshot injuries," helium said.

He said a hunt conducted aft the brushwood led to the betterment of 2 vehicles, a Nissan Almera and a Toyota Camry, alongside suspected stolen items.

Other items see HP and Dell laptops, a PlayStation console, 4 mobile phones, a Samsung television, a lasting fan, a rechargeable radio, a Wi-Fi device, clothing, an OPay ATM paper and different household items.

Also recovered from the deceased fishy were a locally made pistol, 2 unrecorded cartridges, 7 expended cartridges, a Tecno mobile ph...