Four members of an armed robbery gang suspected to have
attacked a lodge for members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
at Isiokolo, Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state have been
killed.
The notorious robbery gang believed to be terrorising
Isiokolo and its environs, was said to have attacked the lodge few days
ago, carting away valuables belonging to the defenseless corps members.
The robbers were also said to have attacked a bush bar in the neighbourhood of the lodge, causing mayhem.
But four of them met their Waterloo on Monday during a
shootout with a team of operatives from Isiokolo police division of the
state police command.
It was learnt that the police, following a tip off,
clamp down on the suspects who were from Warri, at the wee hours of the
day but in an ensuing confrontation, three vigilante men sustained
gunshot injuries from the bullets of the robbers.
Four of the suspected robbers were killed instantly;
others were said to have escaped while two locally-made guns and ten
cartridges were recovered at the scene of exchange of fire.
The acting Public Relation Officer, of the state police
command, ASP Chuks Oresewezie, who confirmed the report on Tuesday in
Asaba, said efforts had been intensified to clamp down on the fleeing
robbers.
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