Four commercial motorcyclists, who were chasing suspected robbers, have been reportedly shot dead in the Omi Adio area of Ibadan, Oyo State.
The incident happened on Friday after the hoodlums, who raided some point-of-sale shops, were fleeing the area on motorcycles.
According to PUNCH, the gang stormed the area around 7pm, moving from one shop to another in search of PoS operators.
The hoodlums were said to have raided five PoS shops before some residents raised the alarm, which forced the robbers to flee the community.
Residents and Okada riders reportedly chased after them and when the gunmen saw that the crowd was closing in on them, they reportedly opened fire on them and killed four persons.
Two residents, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told journalists on Sunday that distress calls to the police went unanswered until the robbers escaped.
One of them said, “Armed robbers came to our area on Friday and raided PoS shops. They moved from shop to shop in search of PoS agents and the operation was successful.
“They had attacked five shops when some residents summoned courage and raised the alarm; the robbers fled. On seeing this, some of the residents and commercial motorcyclists pursued them.
“They opened fire on those pursuing them and four of them were killed in the process. The police did not arrive until Saturday morning.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, said the police were investigating the incident.
He said, “Investigations are ongoing. Updates would be provided accordingly.”
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