The police in Oyo State have killed three robbery suspects in Ibadan, the state capital.The incident occurred at Idi-Ayunre axis of Ibadan-Ijebu Ode Road in Oluyole Local Government Area on April 23 at 11 pm.Addressing reporters yesterday, the Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Katsina, said several robbery suspects escaped with injuries.
According to him, items recovered from the suspects included two wooden guns wrapped with black cellotape, cutlass, gold jewellery, cash and two torches.
The police boss described the suspects as “a gang of itinerant dare-devil robbers, who terrorised traders, commuters and other road users in Idi-Ayunre. They maimed innocent citizens and dispossessed them of money and other valuables”.
Katsina, who was represented by the police spokesman, Adekunle Ajisebutu, said: “However, with the help of our intelligence network, the command’s Ambush Squad, comprising well-trained personnel from Idi-Ayunre, swooped on them during an operation on April 23.
“During the gun battle, three were killed and others escaped with injuries.”
Katsina urged hospitals and traditional healing homes to report to the police anyone with bullet wounds.
A victim, Jayeola Olawuyi, told policemen how the robbers attacked him and his wife when they were travelling from Ibadan to Ijebu-Ode.
Olawuyi said: “We ran into a barricade formed by the bandits. We were dispossessed of money and jewellery. They left us with machete cuts.
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