There had been a shootout on Monday, among pipeline vandals and policemen at Olanukan Village, in Ishawo, Agric area of Ikorodu, Lagos State, which left three policemen dead.
According to reports, a tanker fully-loaded with suspected stolen petroleum product allegedly
siphoned from Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipeline around Oke-Oko, was flagged down by the policemen at the Ishawo Agric check point, between 3 a.m and 6 a.m.
On arrival, the vandals opened fire on the policemen; afterwards, they allegedly drove off the scene with one of their fellow who was gunned down during the gun battle and three policemen that were feared dead.
One of the policemen, a Corporal, simply identified as Yerima, sustained bullet wounds and is reportedly responding to treatment at an undisclosed hospital.
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