Robbers Kill Three Cops, Raid Church House in Ogun

Armed robbers attacked a Church House in Ogun State on Monday killing three cops who tried to prevent their escape.

The 15-man robbery gang invaded the Apostolic Church Mission House, Ijemo-Agbadu area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State Capital, at about 1.45 a.m.

Three cops of the Ogun State Police Command, who engaged the robbers in a gun duel for about 45 minutes, were killed, while two others were injured.

The robbers were said to be acting on information that a huge sum of money was kept in the mission house. While some reports state that the robbers, who jumped over the church fence to launch the attack, made away with money; another report states that the robbers could not locate the church fund. The robbers, after gaining access to the premises, destroyed the burglary proof and ransacked the building, residents said.

Police sources said that while the robbery operation was going, the Rapid Response Squad of the police, led by two inspectors, got a distress call, and raced to the scene.

The bandits engaged the cops in a gun battle, killing three of them including the two Inspectors. Two other policemen were injured and have been admitted at Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta.