In a gang-style operation, some suspected dare devil armed robbers on Wednesday afternoon stormed a popular Phone market in Abeokuta otherwise known as Tarmac.

The armed robbers numbering about eight, arrived the Abeokuta computer village at about 4:51 pm masked and shot sporadically to scare away passersby, business owners and other customers at the business hub.

According to the chairman, Mobile Phones Dealers and Technicians Association (MOPDATEC), Ogun state, Ifebola Togunwa said men of the gunslingers dispatched themselves into four groups and raided about six shops within one hour at gunpoint.

Togunwa explained that, while the operation was ongoing members of the association who are business owners all scampered for safety.

He added that, while everyone ran for their lives, the suspects carted away expensive phones worth about N14 million.

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi said operatives of Nigeria Police successfully repelled the armed robbery gang who invaded the popular phone market.

According to Oyeyemi, the robbers were hotly chased and with the assistance of the market men, which led to the arrest of one of the robbers later identified as Adeniji Sakiru 32 years old.


He, however, said unfortunately of one of the phone sellers, Dayo Bankole popularly known as “Ebe” who joined in the hot chase of the robbers, as he was shot by the robbers and gave up the ghost while receiving treatment at General Ijaye Hospital, Abeokuta.


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