*confessed to Oniba of Iba, Turkish School children kidnapping
Officers and men of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Police Special Unit, led by IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT) have gunned down one of the suspects that killed an Army officer and Police men in Ikorodu.
Acording to a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Jimoh O. Moshood, the deceased, Endurance Ominisan ‘M’ aka Mighty is a native of Arogbo town in Ondo State.
The statement informed that several exhibits were recovered from the suspect.
“One (1) Turkish pistol, five (5) live ammunition and four (4) ammunition shells,” it disclosed.
The statement explained that concerned by the gruesome murder of four Police men and an Army officer, the Inspector general of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris deployed the Police Special Units led by the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT) to unravel the circumstances surrounding the unfortunate incident and bring those responsible to justice.
“On the 16th April, 2017 Intelligence response Team (IRT) engaged some of the vicious and notorious criminal/militant gang responsible for the killings in an ambush of two Inspectors of Police, two Police sergeants and an Army Captain and also wounded the Divisional Police Officer in Ikorodu area of Lagos Sate on Sunday 9th April, 2017.
“After the gun duel a principal suspect now deceased who is a kingpin in the killings of the Policemen and the Army Officer, one Endurance Ominisan aka, mighty, native of Arogbo town in Ondo State was shot while trying to escape from the roof top of a house at No. 20 Joel Adebolu Street, Ibeshi area of Ikorodu.
“While he was being taken for medical treatment, he made oral confessional statement admitting to the criminal roles he played along with other suspects at large in some kidnap for ransom cases and militant attacks on Ikorodu and other neighbouring communities in Lagos State,” it stated.
The statement also said that he also confessed to Oniba of Iba kidnapping, Turkish School children and members of staff kidnapping and many other kidnappings in Lagos and Ogun States before he was confirmed dead at the Hospital.
“The Police Special Units and IGP Intelligence Response Team are on the trail of the other members of this vicious and notorious gang. Much progress have been made in the investigation of the gruesome murder of the Police and military personnel.
“Members of the public in Ikorodu and neighbouring communities are hereby advised to go about their lawful activities without fear or apprehension and have confidence in the ability of the Nigeria Police Force to sustain the normalcy that has being restored in the area,” it added.
