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Chiemelie Ezeobi

Over 48 hours after the 50-man armed robbery gang stormed FESTAC and robbed two banks in gestapo style, the police in Lagos Thursday said their appeal for help to the Nigerian Navy (NN) and Nigerian Air Force (NAF) did not yield results.

Speaking on anonymity, senior police officers told THISDAY that they had radioed first for help from the Navy in Lagos, when the armed robbers struck that morning, but got no favourable response.

According to the sources, the navy had told them (the police), that even their smallest vessel cannot access the canal since it's too shallow, adding that they should seek help from the Air Force.

Similarly, the police had allegedly sought for the air power of the Airforce to assist in pursuing the suspects as they made their getaway through the canal.

The senior police officers also claimed that the Air Force had not outrightly rejected to help, rather they were told to contact NAF headquarters for clearance.

When contacted, the Director Navy Information (DINFO), Commodore Aliyu Kabiru, said "The NN is constitutionally responsible in defending the nation's territorial intergrity by sea. Thus, the Navy operates in the open seas.

geesilver:
Chiemelie Ezeobi
Over 48 hours after the 50-man armed robbery gang
stormed FESTAC and robbed two banks in gestapo
style, the police in Lagos Thursday said their appeal
for help to the Nigerian Navy (NN) and Nigerian Air
Force (NAF) did not yield results.
Speaking on anonymity, senior police officers told
THISDAY that they had radioed first for help from the Navy in Lagos, when the armed robbers struck that morning, but got no favourable response.
According to the sources, the navy had told them (the police), that even their smallest vessel cannot access the canal since it's too shallow, adding that they should seek help from the Air Force.
Similarly, the police had allegedly sought for the air
power of the Airforce to assist in pursuing the
suspects as they made their getaway through the
canal.
The senior police officers also claimed that the Air
Force had not outrightly rejected to help, rather they
were told to contact NAF headquarters for clearance.
When contacted, the Director Navy Information
(DINFO), Commodore Aliyu Kabiru, said "The NN is
constitutionally responsible in defending the nation's territorial intergrity by sea. Thus, the Navy operates in the open seas.
www.thisdaylive.com/articles/festac-robbery-police-shifts-blame-to-navy-airforce/222868/

dhardline:
At Ikeja the Nigerian police have an Heliport there,what exactly do they do there?? This country is like one BIG comedy show.

Beremx:
...and the blame game continues

tobimillar:
There is a big institutional problem with Nigeria. Why can't this guys sync for the common good of Nigerian. And with all the police divisional headquarters around festac, why can't SARS go there to fight? Na poor niggar wey dey smoke igbo dem sabi arrest. Idiots.

meforyou1:
So airforce wants nigeria police to get clearance from airforce headquarters in abuja before the engage armed robbers in festac town lagos. This country is a joke

Lincoln275:
Soro niyen

sarutobie:
At least there is no Jonathan to be blamed again.