Armed robbers went on the rampage, yesterday, in broad daylight in Lagos, killing several people, including two policemen inside their patrol vehicle.
According to an eyewitness who gave his name as Tayo Adeyeri, the robbers, who drove in two SUVs, a Toyota Prado and Armada, stormed several parts of Lagos, including a bureau de change at Agege, where they shot some currency changers and took away two bags containing local and foreign currencies running into millions.
Adeyeri said he saw four people who were shot dead, including? two currency dealers who resisted their attack.
Those that were shot but survived were taken to Mayfair Hospital at Oke-Koto but they were rejected and were taken to Motolani Medical Centre at Alfa Nla, Oke-Koto, Agege for treatment.
Our reporter was not allowed into the hospital to speak with the victims.
A stray bullet fired the robbers also hit a six-year-old girl in the eye and her grandmother on the forehead while they were watching TV in their home at 15, Alfa-Nla, Agege.
A stray bullet also hit a parked Volvo ambulance with registration number HL 355 AAA belonging to Motolani Medical Centre, and shattered the back windshield.
The robbers numbering eight, including two women who were driving the the SUVs, started their operation at about 10:35 am from Ifako-Gbagada, Oshodi, Mile 2 and Agege.
It was gathered that while they were escaping in their SUV, a team of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) chased them with their patrol vehicle with registration number 5251.
The police team caught up with the robbers at Guinness bus stop along Oba Akran Avenue in Ikeja and the robbers opened fire on the cops.
In the ensuing gun duel, the police patrol team driver and another policeman were killed on the spot and the robbers escaped with their loot.
When reporters? got to the scene, the two dead policemen, soaked in their blood, were still lying in their Toyota patrol vehicle marked 525.
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