“During the encounter, two of the suspected criminals were neutralised by the troops.”
Maj.-Gen Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, the Commander of the task force, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Jos. According to the commander, the two suspects belonged to a notorious gang of armed robbers who had terrorised Jos metropolis and environs “for quite sometime”.
“This afternoon, our troops killed two notorious armed robbers who have been terrorising Jos metropolis. “Following a tip off, the troops swiftly mobilised to the scene at Rock Haven and chased the robbers who were attempting to flee on motorbikes.“During the encounter, two of the suspected criminals were neutralised by the troops,” he said.
The STF boss said that two locally fabricated pistols were recovered from the scene of the incident. He said that the corpses of the deceased had been evacuated by the Police while normalcy had since returned to the affected area.
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