Black Sunday: ArmedRobbers Go Mental inLagos, Kill Several People
Armed robbers went on the rampage this afternoon in Lagos and killed several people including two policemen inside their patrol vehicle.
According to an eyewitness who gave his name as Tayo Adeyeri, the robbers, who drove in two SUVs, a Toyota Prado and Armada, stormed several parts ofLagos, including a bureau de change at Agege, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, where they shot some currency changers and carted away two bags containing local and foreign currencies running into millions.
Adeyeri said he saw four people who were shot dead and that the robbers also shot two currency changers who resisted their attack.
Those that were shot but survived were taken to Mayfair Hospital at Oke-Koto but they were rejected and were taken to Motolani Medical Centre at Alfa Nla, Oke-Koto, Agege for treatment.
Our reporter was not allowed into the hospital to speak with the victims.
A stray bullet shot by the robbersalso hit a six-year old girl in the eye and her grandmother on the forehead while they were watching TV in their home at 15, Alfa-Nla, Agege.
A stray bullet also hit a parked Volvo ambulance with registratyion number HL 355 AAAbelonging to Motolani Medical Centre, and shattered the back winshield.
The robbers numbering eight, including two women who were driving the the SUVs, started theiroperation at about 10:35 a.m. from Ifako-Gbagada, Oshodi, Mile2 and Agege.
Our source gathered that while they were escaping in their SUV, a team of Rapid Response Squad,RRS, chased them with their patrol vehicle with registration number 5251.
The police team caught up with the robbers at Guinness bus stopalong Oba Akran Avenue in Ikeja and the robbers opened fire on the cops.
In the ensuing gun duel, the police patrol team driver and another policeman were killed onthe spot and the robbers escaped with their loot.
When our source got to the scene a few minutes after the gun battle, the two dead policemen soaked in their blood were still lying in their Toyota patrol vehicle marked 525 on both sides of the vehicle.
The identities of the two policemen could not be ascertained as the RRS Commander, CSP Kayode Odumosu, declined to pick his call when our reporters contatcted him on pnoe this afternoon.
Two LASTMA officials had earlier been shot at Oshodi and a police officer was also shot at Ifako Gbagada, according to eyewitnesses.

what a tragedy and travesty of justice

But why include the name of witness?!

*so sad*

The criminals will continue to pick off the police officers as easy targets because they have abdicated so much of their constitutional responsibility of crime fighting and now rather face other civil offenses that should be left to the likes of LASTMA and civil defense officers. R.I.P to the dead but I laughed last week when the police commissioner was giving tacit support to the new Lagos traffic regulations boasting that his men will support the campaign; now his own constitutional campaign is being rubbished.At times, I marvel at the quality and school of thought of some of these people. SMH

police. . .saw 2 policemen almost exchanging blows @ ikotun on saturday.stwupid peeps