Police engage 30-man robbery gang in shoot-out in Abuja

macfranc007 March 19, 2018 Nigeria News today & Breaking news ▷ Read Nigerian newspapers 24/7 Adeola Opeyemi

- The Nigeria Police has paraded members of a robbery gang terrorising a residential area in Abuja

- Two of the robbers were killed while three escaped according to the police

- The robbery gang is believed to have about 30 members

The Nigeria Police Force at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), said it has smashed a 30-man armed robbery gang terrorising Sauka Federal Housing Area.

The police faced the robbers on Friday, March16, after the gang attacked the area and a concerned resident called to inform the police. A gun battle ensued between the robbers and the police when the police arrived the scene.

The Punch reports that two of the robbers were shot dead while three escaped with gunshot injuries. Three others were, however, arrested.

Some of the suspects arrested after the shoot out. Photo source: Punch

Items such as a locally-made pistol, nine Plasma Television sets, shoes, and a knife were recovered from them, according to the police reports.

The spokesmen for the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Manzah Anjugri, who confirmed the arrest said: “In another operation, we arrested six persons in the Banex area during a stop-and-search operation and we recovered firearms and Indian hemp from them. The suspects will be transferred to the investigation department for further investigation.”

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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com earlier reported that a suspected cult member and pipeline vandal, Temona Alison, who is said to be on the wanted list of the police in Bayelsa state, has been arrested.

Alison, who is in his 20s, was apprehended by the Bayelsa state police command strike force on Sunday, March 4, in his house on Tombia-Ammassoma Road by Boxi water.

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