Police Kill 3 Armed Robbery Suspects In Enugu

BY JUDE OSSAI / ENUGU

A joint Police and Department of State Service (DSS) Operatives, Sunday, killed three suspected armed robbers at a gun battle in Enugu the Enugu State capital.

In a statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer, Dan Ndukwe, made available to Daily News Nigeria, the police authority stated that the hoodlums had at about 1 p.m, attacked POS operators at different locations in Enugu metropolis, dispossessing them of money and valuable items.

Ndukwe said that the suspects were ‘neutralized’ at 2nd Independence Layout after a gun duel.

Parts of the statement read:

“A joint Police and Department of State Service operatives today, 26/11/2023 at about 1 p.m., neutralized three (3) male armed robbery suspects at Second Avenue, Independence Layout, Enugu, after a gunfight.

“The feat led to the recovery of two (2) locally-made revolver pistols, six (6) live rounds of .9mm calibre ammunition, the gang’s operational tricycle with Enugu registration number MGL 100 WL and fleet number ENS/20560, and objects suspected to be charms.

“Other exhibits recovered are cash sums of about five hundred thousand Naira (N500,000.00), rolls of POS transaction printing papers, assorted mobile phones, wallets, bags, and other exhibits, the hoodlums robbed from POS operators and their customers at different locations.

“The hoodlums had at about 1 p.m. of today, attacked POS operators at different locations in Enugu metropolis, dispossessing them of the recovered exhibits.

“The operatives, however, mounted surveillance on them, while the criminal elements opened fire upon sighting them. The security operatives responded with superior firepower, neutralizing the three of them and recovering the exhibits in the process.

“Many of the victims have identified the hoodlums, and some recovered exhibits, as theirs.

“Further discreet investigation to fish other members of the criminal gang is ongoing.

Editor

Jude Ossai (JP) a veteran journalist is a National Diploma holder in Mass Communication from Ogwashi-Uku Polytechnic Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. He also studied at Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Enugu and Imo State University, Owerri for his first and second degrees in Mass Communication, respectively. He writes extensively on politics, crime, corruption, climate change, healthcare, human rights, social justice, among others.