Police kill 1, foil robbery attack in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command killed one suspect in a foiled robbery attack at a petrol station in Miri village along Bauchi-Jos road, Bauchi State. A statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kamal Datti Abubakar, yesterday in Bauchi, said, “On 22/09/2019, the command received a distress call from Shafa filling station situated […]

The Bauchi State Police Command killed one suspect in a foiled robbery attack at a petrol station in Miri village along Bauchi-Jos road, Bauchi State.

A statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kamal Datti Abubakar, yesterday in Bauchi, said, “On 22/09/2019, the command received a distress call from Shafa filling station situated at Miri village along Bauchi – Jos road, Bauchi, that a gang of suspected armed robbers numbering five, armed with AK-47 rifles and other dangerous weapons stormed the  filling station with intent to rob them of their sales proceeds and other valuables.

“On receipt of the report, the command promptly mobilised its tactical teams attached to the Operation Puff Adder to the area. However, on sighting the police teams, the suspects engaged them in gun battle, but they were overpowered by superior firepower of the police and one of the suspects was shot during the battle while the others are suspected to have escaped with bullet wounds. The suspect was rushed to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Hospital for treatment but was later confirmed dead by a medical doctor.”

The statement added that exhibits recovered from the incident include one AK-47 rifle with 25 rounds of live 7.62mm ammunition, adding that the case is under investigation and effort are on to arrest the fleeing suspects.

The statement noted that no casualty was recorded on the side of the police or innocent members of the public.