Police kill Mighty, kingpin of Ishawo invasion in girlfriend’s house

LAGOS—MIGHTY, leader of the kidnap gang that invaded Yewa and Ishawo communities of Ikorodu, Lagos, last week, killing four policemen, an Army Captain and two other persons, has died in a shootout with operatives of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team,
 IGP-IRT, in Ibeshe community, Ikorodu.

The deceased, Endurance Ominisan, popularly known as
Mighty, had been in the creeks with other members of his
gang since the incident, apparently waiting for the dust to
settle before coming out. He left then creeks at about 6a.m., Sunday, to celebrate Easter with his girlfriend in an apartment he rented for her in Ibeshe area of Ikorodu, unaware that operatives had been stationed at all exit points from the creeks in Ikorodu axis.

Ericgossip gathered that operatives of the IGP-IRT, led
 by the team’s commander, Assistant Commissioner Abba Kyari, swooped on him at about 7.30a.m., while he was relaxing with his girlfriend.

Gun battle

The presence of stern-looking policemen jolted occupants 
of the building, including Ominisan’s girlfriend. Suspecting 
that the policemen were there for him, Ominisan went into the roof of the house in a bid to jump to the next building and escape, only to discover that the building was surrounded by
policemen.

He reportedly opened fire as he made attempt to jump 
to the next building, but a bullet from the operatives reportedly hit him.

Ericgossip was informed that he was brought down from 
the roof and rushed to the Ikorodu General Hospital, where he later died.


Confession

Police sources hinted that before he passed out, he 
confessed to have taken part in several kidnappings in Lagos and Ogun states, among them that of the Oniba of Ibaland, Oba Goriola Oseni, last year, during which two persons died.

The suspect, who hailed from Orogbo, Ondo State, was 
said to have also revealed on his dying bed that he participated in the January Turkish International School kidnap, where some students and members of staff were abducted.

He further stated that members of the gang that invaded
Ishawo last week were still in the creeks, waiting for
information on police presence around the axis before 
coming out.

He reportedly gave the names of those in the creeks as
America, Stone, Vika among others. Ominisan, as gathered,
breathed his last about seven hours after getting to the

hospital.

Ericgossip gathered that Mighty’s girlfriend, Blessing, who 
was also whisked away by the operatives, disclosed during
interrogation that she had known her late boyfriend for close to two years, adding that they intended to get married between December this year and April next year.

Although police claimed she knew that her late boyfriend 
was a kidnapper, the Benue State-born Blessing refuted the claims, saying she only knew him as a pipeline vandal.

She added that the major reason why he rented the flat for 
her was so they can have time together whenever he wanted to visit.

Mighty fired four bullets— Police

The Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshod, a 
Chief Superintendent of Police, when contacted, said: “One Turkish- made Fatih 13 Pistol, service number 12TF00126, with four expended bullets and five live ammunition, were recovered.

Effort to arrest other members of the gang are in progress.

“It was a five-minute gun battle. He fired four shots at us,
before one bullet hit him.

“We arrested his girlfriend, obtained her statement and granted her bail.”