by ‘Jola Sotubo

Two of three robbers who engaged in a shoot out with policemen in Ogun State last Wednesday have been confirmed dead.

The Ogun State Police Command has issued a statement saying that it had  recovered the corpses of two of the three robbers who were involved in a gun battle with policemen on patrol around the Odogbolu area of the state.

The men of the police force accosted the robbers and forced them to retreat into the forest after an intense shooting battle. The incident occurred along the Omu/Epe road  in Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State.

According to reports, the Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement in Abeokuta, yesterday,  explained that  his men went in search of the fleeing robbers with some members of the vigilante service of Ogun State and  recovered the corpses in the nearby bush a day after the gun duel.

Three robbers had escaped with gun wounds after engaging the police in a gun duel last Wednesday.

According to Adejobi, “the  corpses have been deposited in a mortuary in Ijebu Ode.

He said: “The command has put machinery  in place to harness all available resources on ground in the state to provide adequate security of lives and property for the general  populace.

“The Commissioner of Police, Ogun State, CP Ikemefuna Okoye appreciates the people of the state particularly the members of the Vigilante Service of Ogun State for their support in achieving the effective policing of Ogun State.

“In the same vein, the command will always work with other security agencies in Ogun State, in all ramifications, to get the state rid of hoodlums.”