BREAKING Heavy Gunshots Rock Abuja As Armed Robbers Exchange Fire With Police Operatives
Nigerian police operatives have arrested three suspected armed robbers following a fierce exchange of gunfire with the police at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
It was gathered that the incident occurred around 10:45pm on Sunday when a team of police operatives from the Utako division encountered the gang during a patrol.
The FCT Police Commissioner, Benneth Igweh, confirmed the arrest during a press briefing at the command headquarters, where he paraded the suspects on Tuesday.
Igweh said the police operatives became suspicious and trailed a Golf vehicle being used by the suspected robbers.
According to him, “Upon sighting the police operatives, the robbers opened fire on our men from the car, which resulted in a gun duel and three of them were arrested in the process.”
He identified the suspects as Ibrahim Yakubu, Ugwu Monday Joseph, and Lawal Mustapha, who succumbed to the superior fire from the police.
“The arrested suspects have confessed to having been operating within some locations within the city centre, even as he said some exhibits, which include two English pistols, two magazines, 49 live ammunitions, 3 torchlights and several charms were recovered from them.”
The police boss explained that eight suspects were also arrested during a raid on some black spots by a combined team of police operatives and a civilian joint task force led by the commander of the Rapid Respond Squad of the FCT Police Command.
“The raid was carried out at Kabusa Panteka, where the eight suspects were arrested, adding that a trailer containing used car parts, armoured cables, one canter pickup truck, and two buses with one containing burnt armoured cables were recovered during the raid.
Items recovered include five saloon vehicles: two Honda Accords and two Toyota Corollas, 14 inverter batteries, and nine used cars.
“Suspects could not give satisfactory explanation on the exhibits seen in their possession and that they would be charged to court after investigations,” he added.
