Agbara Robbery: Leader Of The Gang Nabbed In Delta

 

Operatives of the Inspector General Of Police,

Special Intelligence Response Team (SIRT) has

arrested the leader of the gang behind the

recent bank robbery in Agbara Industrial Estate,

Ogun State, which led to the death of a nursing

mother and a mobile police officer.

Suspected militants numbering about 20

and dressed in military camouflage last

Thursday held the town under seige as they

raided about three banks before escaping

through the waterways to the creeks.

The suspect simply identified as Kelly Rotor

was tracked down yesterday and arrested

amid heavy shootout between detectives

and three members of his gang at Sapale,

Delta State. The shootout also led to the

death of a police officer.

Kelly and others were said to have also

participated in the Festac, Ikorodu and

Lekki bank robberies in the past.

On their arrest, Sunday Sun learnt that IGP

Solomon Arase in attempt to bring their

reign of terror to an end drafted the special

elite squad to track and arrest the suspects

who have held Lagos under siege in recent

times.

According to sources from the police, Kelly,

after getting his own share of the loot trav­

elled down to Sapale to attend a wedding

where detectives who had been on his trail

incident arrested him.

On realizing that the game was up, Kelly

and some of his members, who were with

him at the scene started shooting at the

police. He was later arrested with gun

injuries.

Efforts are still on to arrest the rest of the

gang who are now on the run.