(The recovered Mercedez-Benz GLK. Photo Credit: Punch News)
Police in Ogun State have recovered an AK-47 rifle, ammunition and a Mercedes-Benz GLK after a robbery in Ota.
One suspected armed robber was shot dead during the incident.
The first incident happened in the early hours of Sunday, November 1, in Ijaba, Iyesi, Ota.
Officers from the Onipanu Division responded to a call from a resident.
When the robbers saw the police, they opened fire, and the police shot back.
One robber was killed, and the others ran away, some of them possibly wounded.
Police then recovered two cars, a Nissan Almera and a Toyota Camry, along with stolen goods.
These included laptops, phones, a PlayStation, a television and a bank card.
They also found a locally made pistol and bullets.
The dead suspect had phones, identity cards and cash on him.
On Monday, police said a search of an unregistered Mercedes-Benz GLK turned up an AK-47 rifle and two rounds of 7.62mm ammunition.
The car and the items have been secured.
Police Commissioner Bode Ojajuni praised the officers.
Police are still looking for the fleeing suspects and checking who owns the vehicles.
They have asked residents to report anything suspicious.
