Ikorodu Kidnap Kingpin, Pencil Killed During Gun Battle With Lagos Police

LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A notorious kidnap ring leader, Mufutau Timileyin Sulaimon popularly known as Pencil who led his deadly gang in the kidnap and murder of two Bureau de Change operators at Ikorodu on the 14th of March, 2019 after collecting a ransom of N1.6 million is dead bringing to an end his reign of terror in the area.
Confirming his death, the Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Police command, DSP Bala Elkana said that the death of the kidnap kingpin and his gang were responsible for mysterious disappearance of people in Ikorodu over a period of time whom they kidnapped, demanded for ransom, murdered and dumped them in septic tank.
While describing the deceased and his gang as serial killers, rapists and cultists, Elkana said, “Three members of his gang were earlier arrested by SARS operatives and they led the operatives to their den at Ikorodu where corpses of the two Bureau de Change operators and two other victims were recovered.
“A sustained monitoring of the fugitive ring leader finally yielded positive results as the team eventually traced him to his hideout at Odogunya, Ikorodu. On sighting the team led by DSP Rotimi Ogunmuyiwa, the said Mufutau Timileyin Sulaimon popularly known as Pencil engaged the team in a gun battle.
“Two SARS operatives namely Sgt. Omola Adedeji and Sgt. Oluwadare Gbenga sustained various degree of injuries, while pencil sustained bullet wound on the two legs and were all taken to hospital. While the said Pencil was confirmed dead on arrival, the two injured operatives were taken to intensive care Unit and are responding to treatment.
“One Gun with live ammunition and expanded ammunition were recovered”, he said.

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