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Imo Police Foil Robbery Attack, Kill One Suspect, Arrest Others (Video)
Prompt and detailed reporting of a robbery incident to the Imo State Police Command has saved residents from further attack by a dreaded armed robbery gang
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Prompt and detailed reporting of a robbery incident to the Imo State Police Command has saved residents from further attack by a dreaded armed robbery gang.
VerseNews Nigeria reports that the gunmen stormed a popular jewellery shop, Goldwise Jewellery Shop, at Ikenegbu Layout near Kilimanjaro Ekwema Crescent Owerri, around noon.
According to an eyewitness who briefed our reporters, the criminal gang of seven, who came in a white Toyota Hilux, encountered the operatives of the police command who had cordoned the area after shooting the driver.
Other members of the gang fled after the police shot the driver.
He further said two suspects were arrested and recovered ammunition during the operation.
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The Imo State Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Henry Okoye confirmed the death of the suspects while parading the two suspects out of a seven-member gang.
The police spokesman further said, “At the point of arrest, one AK-47 rifle, two magazines, two live ammunition, one military camouflage, and some other military accouterments were recovered from them.”
He said a 27-year-old man, Gaura Peter, from Koji State, and Joshuah Promise, a 25-year-old from Delta State, were arrested and are in the command’s custody.
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