Three suspected armed robbery suspects were gunned down during an exchange of gunfire with police operatives attached to B Division in Warri, Delta State.
However, the police recovered one cut-to-size locally fabricated gun, two live cartridges, an unregistered black Toyota Corolla car, and eight different vehicle keys from the suspects.
The Delta State Police Command, led by CP Wale Abass, confirmed the report in a statement signed by DSP Bright Edafe, Police Public Relations Officer. The police image maker said, “On 22/6/2023, at about 1020hours, operatives attached to ‘B’ division Warri led by the DPO SP Bolarinwa Alabi, acting on a distress call about an armed robbery operation along Ugborikoko/Giwa-Amu airport road Warri, that armed hoodlums were operating in an unregistered black Toyota corolla car.”
According to DSP Edafe, “The team raced to the scene where the hoodlums, on sighting the advancing police team, fired gunshots at the policemen and the team retaliated, engaged them in a serious gun duel during which three of the hoodlums were fatally wounded while other members of the gang escaped with bullet injuries.He said, “Manhunt for the other fleeing suspects is ongoing.”
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