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Gunmen disarm, kidnap 10 policemen in Lagos
In what seems like a movie scene, ten policemen including an inspector were disarmed and abducted by gunmen in Lagos.
The Lagos Police command made the incident known which it said took place in Ibeju Lekki peninsula area of the state.
The 10 kidnapped policemen are members of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) and were said to be on duty when the incident occurred.
The gunmen who disarmed the policemen of their rifles including AK-47, took away the policemen and their riffles to an unknown place.
According to the command, the Special Police Task force has been sent out to unearth the hiding place of the gunmen and recover their personnel with their ammunition.
Criminal acts especially kidnapping have been prevalent around the Ibeju Lekki peninsula of Lagos state lately.
By Joseph Emmanuel….
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JOHNSON PETER
December 4, 2016 at 9:10 am
I can’t believe this. A whole dreadful SARS kidnapped! No one is safe again in this country.
Emmanuel Alayegbami
December 4, 2016 at 7:10 pm
What’s so special about SARS? Are they not human beings. Power pass power, Ammunitions pass ammunitions.
Amarachi Okoye
December 5, 2016 at 5:04 am
yes ooo even you be very careful because the country is too hot
Roland Uchendu Pele
December 4, 2016 at 11:02 am
Perhaps, that Ibeju Lekki is fastly becoming one notorious zone in Lagos. Attention should be called asap!
Margret Dickson
December 4, 2016 at 12:24 pm
When most of the policemen in Lagos are mumu and always after the N200 they’d collect from motorists, why won’t they be kidnappers?
yanju omotodun
December 4, 2016 at 6:28 pm
But SARS don’t take bribe. It must have been a calculated attempt. And I am sure the gunmen were more sophisticated in weapons than the kidnapped policemen.
Animashaun Ayodeji
December 4, 2016 at 12:41 pm
I’m suspecting this kidnap to be a staged on. It will never be easy to kidnap 10 policemen at a time,
Amaka Okoro
December 5, 2016 at 5:00 am
how sure are we is not the police plan to get money from the state government since xmas is coming