Men of the Nigeria Police Force on Thursday morning exchanged fire with some robbers who invaded the Abbey Hostel in Ode Remo, where some students of the Gateway ICT Polytechnic Saapade reside.
One of the suspected robbers was reportedly gunned down by the police during the firefight.
According to The Punch, the men of the underworld, numbering four, arrived at the hostel around 1:30 am on Thursday and started raiding the rooms one after the other.
The students were allegedly dispossessed of their mobile phones and other electronic gadgets during the operation.
One of the residents was, however, able to put a call through to the police and they responded.
The hoodlums reportedly fired at the police the moment they emerged, prompting the anti-crime squad to fire back.
One of the robbers was hit in the exchange and he died.
Confirming the incident in a WhatsApp chat with our correspondent on Thursday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, said other suspects who fled the scene sustained varying degrees of injuries.
“One of the four suspects was neutralised in the gun duel. The three fled the robbery scene with bullet wounds. Our men recovered a bag containing five iPhones, one techno phone, a wristwatch, an iPod, and a power bank. Efforts are currently ongoing to apprehend other fleeing suspects,” Odutola said.
