the death of a suspected armed robber, who was versed in the use of
explosives, simply known as "Chimaobi".
The arrest of the suspect (names withheld)
followed the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja,
robbery of March 13, where seven suspected
armed robbers were arrested and five AK 47
rifles, as well as some explosives, were
recovered.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Umar
Manko, told agency reporters in Lagos that two
undercover police personnel from the Special
Anti-Robbery Squad were immediately deployed
to Kwara State, as part of the ongoing
investigation.
According to him, the team eventually arrested
one of the suspected robbers who took part in
the Ikeja Airport robbery in Kwara State on April
12, and that the SARS team sent to Port
Harcourt also traced the House of the explosive
expert.
Manko said that the suspect was instrumental to
various robberies, to the extent that no robbery
would take place without him being hired by all
the robbers operating in the South-West.
He said that the suspect had participated in all
the bank robberies in the South-West which
involved the use of explosives.
"After tracing his house, the SARS team laid
ambush for 72 hours before arresting him," he
said, adding: "During his arrest, the hefty
robber snatched the pistol of one of the SARS
men that was putting handcuffs on him.
"The team leader, who is an experienced officer,
had already adopted a good position, knowing
the type of person they were
arresting, immediately shot at his legs and he
died on the way to the hospital," Manko said.
The police chief said that the suspect's death was
a big achievement in the South-West because of
his competence in explosives.
"He was prominent in the CCTV footage of the
First Bank robbery at Sare, Kwara, on Sept. 19,
2012; the Jan. 2013 robberies at First Bank and
Wema Bank In Osun, and the recent First Bank
and Union bank robberies in Kwara." Manko
added.
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