3 policemen missing after shootout with pipeline
vandals
By Evelyn Usman & Bose Adelaja
Three policemen were, yesterday, feared killed during a shootout with pipeline vandals at Olanukan village, in Ishawo Agric area of Ikorodu, Lagos.
Meanwhile, the body of one of the
vandals, said to have been gunned down during the gun battle, was dragged into
the vandals vehicle as they zoomed off the scene.
A Corporal, identified simply as
Yerima, who sustained bullet wounds was said to be responding to treatment at
an undisclosed hospital.
It was learned that between 3a.m.
and 6a.m., a tanker fully-loaded with suspected stolen petroleum product
siphoned from Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, pipeline around
Oke-Oko, was flagged down by the policemen.
An argument ensued during which the
driver was said to have made several calls to their colleagues.
On arrival, the vandals opened fire
on the policemen.
Sources hinted that the three
policemen felled by the vandals’ bullets were dragged into their operational
vehicle, alongside their dead colleague.
Gboza News
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