Police kill notorious robber

Paul IyoghoJie

Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) at Adeniji Adele Road, Lagos have killed a suspected robber, identified as John Maxwell, aka Ahua.

They also arrested five members of his gang, including a woman alleged to be the wife of the dead robber. Two barreta pistols and 22 live ammunition were recovered from the suspects in Lagos.

The feat, according to a police source, was made possible by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in-charge of the FSARS, Lagos, Mr Ibrahim Kaoje, who directed a team led by CSP Oluseye Odunbaku to go after the suspects following the confession by a suspect identified as Chidiebere aka Chiboy, arrested at Atan area of Ogun State, with arms and ammunition.

Though details of the killing was still sketchy as at the time of filing this report, the source said nemesis caught up with the suspects when Chiboy confessed to the police that he was a member of a robbery gang led by his boss, Ahua that had been terrorising and robbing residents of Lagos, Oyo, Ondo and Kwara States for long.

He also disclosed the hideout of the gang at a forest at Iyana Era area of Ajangbadi, along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Lagos.

Following the suspect’s confession, DCP Kaoje directed a team led by Odunbaku to take the suspect along to lead them to arrest his boss and others.

The source said that on sighting the police team, Ahua and his boys opened fire on the police team and during an exchange, Ahua was shot dead.

Five others were arrested while others managed to escape with gunshot wounds.

Those arrested are being detained at the FSARS, Lagos while the remains of the dead robber had been deposited at a mortuary in Lagos.

The source said that the police have launched a manhunt for the fleeing suspects. He added that those arrested would be charged to court after investigation.