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Abdulqudus Ogundapo
The police said its operatives killed two bandits in a gun battle at Saala Orile forest, where the bandits were attacking some Fulani herders.
PlatformTimes reports that the gun battle between police and bandits claimed the live of a police inspector identified as Omolayo Olajide.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi made this known in a statement issued and made available on Wednesday.
Oyeyemi said the gun battle occured on Tuesday after a distress call was put across policemen attached to Ayetoro division, that a group of bandits were attacking some Fulani herdsmen at Isaala Orile forest.
Acting upon the call, the Divisional Police Officer, Ayetoro, CSP Bernard Ediogboyan, quickly led his men and operatives of Joint Security Intervention Squad (JSIS) to the scene.
He added that when the bandits sighted the policemen, they opened fire on them and the policemen replied fire for fire.
He said, “At the end of the encounter which lasted for about twenty minutes, two amongst the bandits were shot dead while others escaped with varying degrees of gunshot injuries.
“Regrettably, an inspector of police, by name Omolayo Olajide lost his life during the gun duel.”
He said items recovered from the bandits are; three locally-made guns, sixteen live cartridges, assorted criminal charms, one cutlass, one small phone. and one unregistered Bajaj motorcycle.
Meanwhile, the state Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, who expressed sadness over the death of the police officer while fighting the bandits had directed that, the fleeing members of the gang must be hunted for and brought to justice.
The CP also condole with the family of the late inspector and assured them that his death will not be in vain.
