Robbers, cops die in gun battle
2008-11-28 13:21
Lagos - Seven people, including four policemen, were killed in a gun battle with bank robbers in the southwest Nigerian city of Ibadan, police said on Friday.
"Four officers were killed trying to foil attempts by some bandits to rob two banks in the city on Thursday. Two innocent civilians were killed in the crossfire while one robber was shot dead," a senior police officer said.
He said a wounded robber was arrested and was being questioned.
There has been a recent upsurge in robberies as Christmas and New Year approach in Africa's most populous country of 140 million inhabitants.
Several policemen and bystanders have been killed by the bandits who use sophisticated weapons.
- AFP