PRESS RELEASE
Today 13/10/2015 at about 0825hrs the Area ‘E’ and the Divisional Police Headquarters both at Festac Town received information of sporadic shootings at 4th Avenue Festac Town, Lagos. In a swift reaction, the Area Commander, Area ‘E’ mobilized a joint Team of Area ‘E’ and Divisional Headquarters, Festac that engaged the Armed robbers numbering over 40, dressed in military Camouflage and armed with military assault rifles of various calibre robbing Access and Diamond Banks simultaneously. The gun battle forced the armed robbers to abandon over Twenty Seven Million Naira and Two Hundred and Forty Rounds (240) of 7.62mm live ammunition. No life was lost on both sides. The case has been referred to Special Anti-Robbery Squad for discreet investigation while security has been beefed up within Festac Town and its environs.

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State wishes to reassure the residents of Lagos of their safety and urge them to go about their normal business as he has vowed to stop at nothing in unraveling the perpetrators of this heinous crime.
DSP JOSEPH OFFOR
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
LAGOS STATE POLICE COMMAND,
IKEJA.

Source: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1514003698917707&id=1374557889528956

When will police stop lying to us "No life was lost'' while news had it that 2people dead.

Police said the thieves abandoned 27m naira while news had it that the succeeded in d robbery

Ok o! Tmrw, d robbed banks will release their own statement. Just wait and see

Finally, NPF will capture some nigerians innocent of the crime, beat d hell out of them to agree that they carried out the attack, just like in Falae's case. Shikenan

Thunder fire them and their useless belatedly statement

RIP to the 14 months old baby and her mother that died during the robbery

Story story story!
What about the woman and her child that died? No mention of that. Nigerian police smh!

This one Na story for the gods

On both side but what about the ladyband her baby?

Lagos police is now forming Jackie chan. Y them no catch any of the robbers?

Y

No life was lost on both sides.

what?
What of the woman who died with baby?

They are on top of the situation as usual.

I don't get it. Why didn't they mention the civilian life that was loss, a woman and her 14months old baby that was hit by stray bullet.

Just like the bad old dayz...


We don enter one chance...

This is the change you voted for.

plz abeg , we need to obey tradition.
today is my birthday...

happy birthday to me

What can I say?

See lie
Naija police can lie

Hmm

naija police and their swift lies

May God help us in this country, these youths of nowadays with "i must be rich at all cost mentality" shaa,

So dem no go with any money abi na wetin you na dey talk
No life was lost bawo? What about the 18 months old baby

Hmmmm... if police could give this kind blatant lies about the robbery operation.

Then, i can swear it with my EX-gf boobs that, the suspect paraded are innocent.. Police can lie ooo

may God not let me,family and fellow nairalanders be a victim of police misfortune.. (Amen)

check my signature for ur customised wristband

naija police and statement sef!!!!!!

Police can lie. Are they saying no money was charted away and no live lost? Is that press statement from Oluwole?

no b small thing o

What are these people saying? In other thread they arrived the crime scene 1hr after the robbers had left;I don't the truth of this press statement

Hmmmmmm

Believe naija police at your own risk.

Fools... Bunch of pot-bellied Ediots. This press release irks me more than the actual robbery. WTF

Really dnt know who to believe, police will say something different, the eye witnesses will also say something different....God help us, banks are now targets...banks close to waterways...