Operatives of the Special
Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, laid ambush on the robbers following a tip off from
an arrested robbery kingpin.
The robbery gang headed by
a female on Tuesday engaged the police in a gun duel in Anambra State.
The state Commissioner of
Police, CP, Hosea-Hassan Karma, told newsmen that the operation lasted all
through the night on Monday till the early hours of Tuesday.
The police accosted the
criminals at their hideout and shot sporadically.
While some of them escaped,
about five of them were shot dead.
Confirming the incident,
the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Ali Okechukwu, said the dead
suspects were gunned down by the police during a fierce gun battle when the
SARS operatives were trailing them.
He said, “The deceased
female suspect was said to be the commander of the gang while their area of
specialization included car snatching, armed robbery and kidnapping.
“Sophisticated weapons,
charms and several stolen vehicles were recovered from the criminals,” the PPRO
added.
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