Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have gunned down two suspected members of a kidnap gang in a forest behind the ICT Polytechnic, Itori in Ewekoro Local Government Area.

The suspects were killed during a 40-minute gun battle with security operatives.

Police spokesman Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the incident yesterday, saying the incident happened on Sunday.

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Abimbola said the Ewekoro Divisional Headquarters received information at about 7:30 on Sunday that some armed and masked hoodlums  were sighted hibernating in a bush at the back of the  polytechnic.

“Many suspected kidnappers have been traced to the same forest before the anti-robbery team of Ewekoro division was quickly dispatched to fish out the hoodlums.

“On sighting the policemen, the gang opened fire on them and the policemen engaged them in a gun battle which lasted for about 40 minutes. At the end of the encounter, two members of the syndicate were gunned down, while others escaped,” Oyeyemi said, adding that a gun, two live cartridges, two axes and phones, among other items, were recovered from the scene.