{"id":8274,"date":"2024-07-05T17:15:29","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T17:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/?p=8274"},"modified":"2024-07-05T17:16:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T17:16:13","slug":"gun-battle-police-kill-nine-kidnappers-in-lagos-recover-ak-47-rifles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/2024\/07\/05\/gun-battle-police-kill-nine-kidnappers-in-lagos-recover-ak-47-rifles\/","title":{"rendered":"Gun Battle: Police Kill Nine Kidnappers in Lagos, Recover AK-47 Rifles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command on Thursday shot nine kidnappers dead during a gun battle in Ladipo area of the State.<\/p>\n

SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command\u2019s spokesman disclosed this on Friday at a news conference in Ikeja, Lagos.<\/p>\n

He said the police\u2019s intelligence gathering assets yielded very credible and actionable intelligence about a dangerous and very notorious gang of kidnappers planning to kidnap some high net-worth individuals in Lagos.<\/p>\n

Hundeyin<\/strong><\/a> said upon receipt of this intelligence about two weeks ago, CP Fayoade directed the Command\u2019s tactical teams to commence work on it, saying that they followed up closely, monitored dutifully and were able to determine that the gang was going to strike yesterday in Ladipo area of Lagos State.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the benefit of this information, we were able to proactively prepare for them and more or less laid an ambush for them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe kidnappers who were caught unawares would not give up easily as they engaged the police officers in a shoot-out. They of course bowed to the superior fire power of the police.<\/p>\n

\u201cNine of them were neutralized while two escaped with gunshot injuries. Four AK-47 rifles, four locally-made semiautomatic pistols, nine AK47 magazines, three walkie-talkies, one POS machine and a loud speaker were recovered from them.<\/p>\n

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Guns and other items recovered from the kidnappers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cAlso recovered are their two operational vehicles: one black Toyota 4Runner and a blue Lexus RX350. Meanwhile, investigations are ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspects,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Hundeyin\u00a0 said the Command had been on the trail of this kidnapping<\/strong><\/a> gang for the past eight months for their numerous kidnapping of wealthy individuals in Isolo, Okota, Ejigbo and Ladipo areas of Lagos State.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to declare that their reign of terror has effectively come to an end. This breakthrough is in addition to several other breakthroughs we have made in recent times in identifying and apprehending gangs of kidnappers and armed robbers while planning their crimes.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany of these were not made public so as to protect the identity of members of the public that made the information available.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe urge everyone including medical practitioners to be on the lookout for anyone with gunshot injuries and promptly inform the nearest police station or call any of our emergency numbers if they come across any. We also use this medium to call on other well meaning Lagosians not to hesitate in giving us information when they suspect anything amiss around them to enable us act appropriately and swiftly,\u201d Hundeyin said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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