Runaway robbery gang member, who shot Ogun DPO, killed – Police

*To would-be criminals: Development sign crime has no place in Ogun State – CP

The escaped member of an armed robbery gang, who shot and injured the former DPO Ogere, Mr Adeyinka Akingbade, has been shot dead during an encounter with police operatives at Ijebu Ife, the state Police Command has announced.

In a statement issued in Abeokuta, copy of which was sent to The DEFENDER Tuesday night, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the notorious gang member was killed in the gun duel with operatives on Christmas day of Monday 25th December 2017.

According to the police spokesman, the suspect, who escaped arrest and fled to Delta State after shooting the DPO has been on the wanted list of the command and has so been on his trail since the time of crime.

“Luck, however, ran against him on Christmas day when police operatives received information that he was sighted in a beer parlour at Itawade area of Ijebu Ife. Upon the information, the policemen swiftly moved to the place, but before getting there, he had left the place.

“He was however traced to his in-law house where the police operatives caught up with him. Having realized that the game is up, he brought out a pistol and started firing at the policemen.  The operatives were left with no other alternative than to fire back consequence upon which he was shot dead,” the Ogun State Police spokesman, Oyeyemi, said.

Recovered from the criminal were a locally made pistol, a matchet, assorted charms and a Toyota Highlander with two different registration numbers.

It would be recalled that the former DPO Ogere was shot and seriously injured by the gang during one of their robbery operations at Itele Ijebu, where the DPO had gone to engage them in gun battle.

The injured officer is still recuperating in the hospital till date, the police said.

Meanwhile, the state Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Ahmed Iliyasu, has commended the resilience of his men in making sure that the last member of the gang was finally brought down.

He therefore noted that this is a warning signal to any would-be criminal that no crime committed in Ogun State will ever go undetected.