Robbers on motorcycle shoot policeman in festac town, Lagos

A two-man robbery gang has attacked a man suspected to be carrying a
huge amount of money in a polythene bag.
The robbers were said to have killed a motorcyclist, while a policeman
is feared dead.
It was learnt that the incident occurred on Thursday in the FESTAC
area of Lagos.
According to sources, the robbers trailed the man from an unknown
destination and accosted him at Apple Junction, where they
dispossessed him of the money.
While some sources said a civilian and a policeman, attached to FESTAC
police division, were shot and killed in the process, others said a
commercial motorcycle operator, who was at the scene of the incident
was killed.
A car wash attendant, who spoke to our correspondent, said two people
were killed during the operation ─ a policeman and a commercial
motorcycle rider.
According to him, the police man was gunned down when the robbers were
escaping from the scene of crime.
Speaking on the condition of anonymity, he said, "The robbers came on
a motorcycle. They robbed the man and then killed the motorcycle rider
who tried to help the victim escape with the money.
"The policeman was not killed at Apple Junction; he was shot at Durban
Junction, while they were trying to escape."
A police source who spoke on the condition of anonymity, however, said
no policeman was killed, adding that the policeman only sustained
injuries while running to avoid being hit by stray bullets.
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He said, "Robbers on a motorcycle accosted a man, who had some money
in a polythene bag at Apple Junction. The man threw the bag away and
took to his heels. A motorcycle rider, who was at the scene, took the
bag and attempted to escape. The robbers opened fire and killed the
rider.
"They started shooting sporadically in an attempt to escape and
everybody started running helter-skelter, including some policemen in
the area. One of the policemen fell and sustained injury while trying
to escape."
Confirming the incident, the Lagos State Police Public Relations
Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, said a policeman was shot and was
responding to treatment.
In a text message sent to our correspondent on Monday, Nwosu said,
"The policeman, who engaged the armed robbers, is responding to
treatment.
"We are on the heels of the hoodlums with a view to arresting and
prosecuting them."
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