Panic as Policeman die chasing Robbers in Ekiti



Ado Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State was on Thursday thrown into great confusion after a policeman  was  shot dead  while chasing a gang of robbers that had terrorised a business premises and fled the scene.
The gang had reportedly robbed a petrol station along Fajuyi -Secretariat road and were escaping through the old Iyin –Ilawe road when the police officer in a white hilux van sighted them and gave them a hot chase.


The source said the police van had trailed the bandits up to NTA junction, where the bandits were said to have waited and blocked the way in readiness for a gun duel .
“When the hilux chased them up to that point, the armed robbers used their vehicle to block the way and rained bullets on the car.


“The bullets  hit the driver of the vehicle  and died on the spot after which the robbers entered their car and sped off.”
The sound of the assorted rifles brandished by the bandits were said to have caused confusion within that vicinity.
Workers coming to the Ekiti State House of Assembly and the State Secretariat and motorists going to Ilawe road were said to have scampered to safety to prevent being cut in the web of gunfire.


“Some of the motorists had to take a detour and escaped the scene, because the sound of the guns caused panic in the area”, he stated.


Police officers from the State police command later visited the scene to evacuate the corpse  and deposited  in the  morgue of the Ekiti State University Teaching   hospital.
When called for confirmation, the police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti command, DSP Caleb Ikechukwu, said: “The attack on the police officer could have been a reaction of criminal elements to the cleansing operation being carried out by the command.


“You know that since our new Police Commissioner, Mr. Asuquo Amba cameon board, he introduced a Joint Task Force carrying out ‘Operation Make Ekiti Safe’ and many criminals had either been arrested or killedin the process.


“The men carrying out the operation were drawn from  the Army, Police,Immigration and NSCDC . They were diligent in their duties and thismight be one of those ways to frustrate us by criminals.
“We are assuring our people that we will remain focused. We won’t be boreddown by this incident and we shall trail the perpetrators of thiscrime and make sure they face the full weight of the law.”

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