Gunmen Kill 3 Policemen, 2 Others In Lagos Fresh Attack

Barely four days after gunmen suspected to be militants killed five policemen and two soldiers, including an army captain in Ikorodu area of Lagos state, the Lagos State Police Command yesterday confirmed the killing of three of its men and two community leaders by unidentified gunmen at Oko-Asagun village in Ibeju Lekki Local Government Area of the state.

According to the Lagos Police Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole the policemen killed, were ambushed.

The rampaging gunmen were also reported to have abducted four staff of two Telecommunication companies, that is TYDACOM Limited and  Erickson Limited in the wake of the attacks.

Famous- Cole added that the command was after the suspected gunmen, assuring that measures would be taken to ensure the release of those held captive by the gunmen.

It was learnt that the gunmen had stormed the place from Ode-Omi creek, a border town between Lagos and Ogun States, to commit the heinous crime.

“We were working in a site being developed by one Onoside ,who contracted us.

“While on duty, we started hearing sporadic gunshots and we scampered for safety; I hid beside some blocks, while was watching the scene.

“I saw about six heavily armed men; three were wearing mask and they sighted three policemen attached to an estate developer and shot them dead,” witnesses told journalists.