A four-man armed robbery gang was, on Friday, the 11th of December 2020, dislodged by police operatives attached to Fegge Division, Onitsha during a robbery operation along Zik’s Avenue by Miss Ellems, Onitsha.
According to a release by the state PPRO, SP Haruna Mohammed, the incidence, which took place at about 10:10am, resulted from a distress call which saw the police operatives quickly respond and rush to the scene.
According to reports, as soon as the suspected armed robbers sighted the police they engaged them into a gun duel.
In the process two suspects were fatally wounded and overpowered while two others escaped.
The injured Suspects, one (alias) Dorgba and Fela whose real names are yet to unknown, were rushed to the hospital for treatment but certified dead on arrival by a medical doctor and their corpses deposited at the mortuary.
The gang is thought to be led by Ikanda (a notorious armed robber presently remanded in prison custody in connection with a murder case).
Meanwhile, one locally made double barrel gun, four live cartridges, two expended cartridges, a charm, two wraps of dried leaves suspected to be indian hemp, two tecno phones and other items were recovered from the suspects and registered as exhibits.
Consequently, the Command once again reassures ‘Ndi Anambra’ of their safety, before during and after this Yuletide season and urged them not to relent in providing timely information through the emergency number 07039194332 for prompt response.
