ARMED ROBBER'S CAR FALLS OFF BRIDGE IN LAGOS, 4 ROBBERS DEAD!

Nemesis caught up with five robbery
suspects, Sunday, in Lagos, when their get-
away car skidded off Eko Bridge by Iddo,
while in flight, killing three of the suspects
and one innocent bystander, a man who the
car fell on.
It was gathered that two of the suspects
sustained injuries and were taken to the
hospital, while the dead bodies were
deposited at a mortuary.
The incident was said to have occurred during
the downpour at 2.15 pm.
General Manager of the Lagos State
Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA,
Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu, who confirmed the
incident, said preliminary investigation
revealed that the occupants in the car could
be robbers as several dangerous weapons
were recovered from the car.
According to Tiamiyu, “the agency received a
distress call regarding a lone accident at Iddo
Bridge at 2.15p.m.
“On arrival at the scene of the incident, the
Emergency Response Team, ERT, of the
agency discovered a grey-coloured Hyundai ix
35 with number plates SMK 485 CM, which
skidded off the Eko Bridge by Iddo Terminus
and fell on a man, who died immediately.
“Three of the suspected robbers died
immediately, one escaped with injuries, while
the fifth was taken to the hospital by Lagos
State Ambulance Service, LASAMBUS.
“The dead bodies, three suspected armed
robbers and one other person identified as a
mechanic named Nwamba, were handed over
to State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit,
SEHMU, and were subsequently taken to the
mortuary, while the vehicle was towed to
Denton Police Station, Ebute Meta, by the
agency.”
According LASEMA boss, items found on the
victims include one locally-made double-
barrelled pistol with five live cartridges, one
laptop, mobile phones and a dollar note.
Tiamiyu, who advised residents to always be
security conscious at all times, said the
matter had been handed over to Nigeria
Police for proper investigation.






Sourced and edited by DANIEL IKECHUKWU EKWUNIFE (08066298797)