Governor’s wife orderly kills armed robbery suspects

The police orderly attached to the wife of the Lagos State governor, Mr. Oladimeji Adewunmi, on Saturday night single-handedly killed two armed robbery suspects in the Ketu area of the state.

A police source, who craved anonymity on Sunday told PUNCH METRO that Adewunmi, a Sergeant, was on Olutufese Street, Alapere, Ketu, around 11pm to visit a sick friend when three armed men came down from a motorcycle and threatened to kill him if he did not heed their demands.

The source said,“The Sergeant was accosted by three armed men who came on an okada. They hit his head with the butt of a gun and pushed him into his car.

“One of the robbers drove the car while Adewunmi and another one were at the back seat. The third gunman followed them behind on the okada.” 

PUNCH METRO learnt that the suspects were not aware that Adewunmi was a policeman and was thus armed. 

According to our source, Adewunmi decided to attack immediately he had the slightest opportunity.

He said, “The policeman observed that the robbers were distracted, he brought out his pistol from his holster and shot the robber seated next to him, and he died instantly.

“Immediately the robber that was driving the car noticed what had happened, he wanted to shoot Adewunmi but being a well trained policeman, he was able to dodge just in time and the bullet shattered the windscreen.

“Before the robber was able to gather himself together, Adewunmi shot him twice from behind and he lost control of the steering and hit a median next to MRS filling station, Obanlearo Street, Ketu. Unfortunately, the robber on the okada was able to escape along with the injured one.

PUNCH METRO gathered that the injured robber, who escaped, died a few hours later as his corpse was discovered in the early hours of Sunday morning and identified by Adewunmi who had gone to Alapere Police Station to make a report.

Our source added that the corpses of the robbers had been deposited at Ikorodu General Hospital’s mortuary. The police were able to recover two double-barrelled locally-made pistols and a machine gun used by the suspects.

A member of a vigilance group in the area, who spoke to PUNCH METRO on condition of anonymity, commended Adewunmi for his bravery. He however, urged the police to beef up security in the area as the incident of armed robbery in Ketu and its environs had increased tremendously.

All efforts to speak with Adewunmi proved abortive but a source told our correspondent that he had gone to hospital for medical checkup as his ear was affected by the sound of the gun shot at close range.

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