2 robbery suspects killed in Edo

Two armed robbery suspects were, on Monday, killed during a robbery operation in Benin, the Edo State capital. It was gathered that the suspects were killed at Ekehuan Community near Asoro Hill  during a robbery. It was further gathered that a member of the robbery gang, simply identified as Junior,  escaped with injury. It was […]

Two armed robbery suspects were, on Monday, killed during a robbery operation in Benin, the Edo State capital.

It was gathered that the suspects were killed at Ekehuan Community near Asoro Hill  during a robbery.

It was further gathered that a member of the robbery gang, simply identified as Junior,  escaped with injury.

It was learnt that while the robbers were carrying out their operation, some members of the public put a distress call to the police who arrived and met the hoodlums in the act and engaged them in a gun battle.

The state police commissioner, DanMallam Muhammed, confirmed the incident to our reporter.

He said: “Yes two armed robbers were killed during an operation and the police recovered their guns and ammunitions.

“There was a distress call, the police responded and met them in the act. So when they sighted the police, they started firing and the police responded and in the process they were gunned down.”

The commissioner called on members of the public to continue to collaborate with the police in the bid to rid the state of crime and criminality.