1 robber killed, 3 others arrested in Enugu

Operatives of the Trans-Ekulu Division of  Enugu State Police Command yesterday gunned down one notorious armed robber and  arrested three of his colleagues who were wounded during the gun duel. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ebere Amaraizu, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said  the suspected robbers, had been terrorising Enugu residents. […]

Operatives of the Trans-Ekulu Division of  Enugu State Police Command yesterday gunned down one notorious armed robber and  arrested three of his colleagues who were wounded during the gun duel.

The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ebere Amaraizu, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said  the suspected robbers, had been terrorising Enugu residents.

He added that the robbers, armed with pump action rifles, had gone to rob residents of  a house located at Onuakpa Street Trans-Ekulu, Enugu when a distress call came to the police who quickly went into action.

Amaraizu said the robbers had already finished robbing their victims and were about to abduct  one of the occupants of the house, a 76-year-old  Mercy Chijioke in her car before the operatives stormed the scene and engaged the robbers in a fierce battle.

“In the ensuing gun battle, one of the suspects was gunned down and later confirmed dead while others were fatally injured and arrested,” Amaraizu stated