Over 48 hours after the 50-man armed robbery gang stormed FESTAC and robbed two banks in gestapo style, the police in Lagos Thursday said their appeal for help to the Nigerian Navy (NN) and Nigerian Air Force (NAF) did not yield results.
Speaking on anonymity, senior police officers told THISDAY that they had radioed first for help from the Navy in Lagos, when the armed robbers struck that morning, but got no favourable response.
According to the sources, the navy had told them (the police), that even their smallest vessel cannot access the canal since it's too shallow, adding that they should seek help from the Air Force.
Similarly, the police had allegedly sought for the air power of the Airforce to assist in pursuing the suspects as they made their getaway through the canal.
The senior police officers also claimed that the Air Force had not outrightly rejected to help, rather they were told to contact NAF headquarters for clearance.
When contacted, the Director Navy Information (DINFO), Commodore Aliyu Kabiru, said "The NN is constitutionally responsible in defending the nation's territorial intergrity by sea. Thus, the Navy operates in the open seas.
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