The men of Nigeria police force Ebonyi
State Police Command has recorded another success in their quest to keep the
society free from robbery.
On Monday Police operatives killed two
suspected armed robbers in a gun duel.
The command stated that the that the
victims were members of a gang of notorious Armed robbers that had been terrorising motorists along the
Afikpo-Okigwe Highway.
The command’s Police Public Relations
Officer, DSP George Okafor, disclosed this at the command headquarters in
Abakaliki.
According to a report by Punch, He said,
“The command received information that a six-man armed robbery gang blocked
part of the Afikpo-Okigwe Highway in a bid to rob road users.
“Policemen quickly moved to the scene and
engaged them in a gun battle.”
The PPRO said while two of the robbers were
gunned down, four of them escaped with varying degree of bullet injuries.
Okafor added that a Toyota bus, a
Volkswagen car, one AK-47 rifle, five magazines and 20 rounds of live
ammunition were recovered from the robbers.
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