Lagos: Police kill two suspected armed robbers in gun duel, arrest gang member

Two suspected armed robbers were reportedly killed during a gun duel with the police in Lagos, while another member of the gang was arrested.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing journalists on the recent operational activities of the command.
Fatai said the two suspects were neutralised during a gun battle with operatives of the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit in the early hours of Monday.
According to the commissioner, the operation followed actionable intelligence on the activities of a suspected armed robbery gang operating in the state.
“On 4/10/2026 at about 2200hrs, operatives of the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit, ...