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Two Robbery Suspects Killed By Police In Warri
Nigeria Police Force (File Photo)
Some Of The Suspected Armed Robbers Escaped With Gun Wounds
Two men, who were reported to specialise in dispossessing people of their valuables in Warri environs, have been killed by the Delta State Police Command on Tuesday.
Mr. Andrew Aniamaka, the spokesman for the command, revealed this while having an interview with newsmen in Warri.
The spokesman, revealed that the suspects met their end when they engaged a patrol team of the A Division, Warri in a gun battle during a robbery on July 2.
Aniamaka revealed that the incident happened along the Odion Road Junction in Warri.
“At the A Division Warri, following a distress call from a vigilance team that robbers were operating along Odion Road Junction, the crime patrol team rushed to the scene.
“In the course of a gun duel between the suspects and the patrol team, two of the robbers were fatally wounded and they died before getting to the hospital.
“Exhibits recovered from the suspects include Ak47 riffle, Ak47 magazine, Infinix and Nokia phones.
“The corpses have been deposited at the morgue.’’
Aniamaka said, however, that some of the robbers escaped with bullet wounds.
