Police eliminate 3 gunmen in Delta

By Peters Monday, Abuja

Delta State police command has killed three armed robbery suspects in Warri in alleged gun duel on Thursday.

The State Police Command, Spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a press statement sent to Congress News also said that an unregistered vehicle and firearms were recovered after the gun duel.

The statement reads, “on June 22, 2023 at about 10’20hours, operatives attached to ‘B’ division Warri led by the DPO SP Bolarinwa Alabi, acting on a distress call about an armed robbery operation along Ugborikoko/Giwa-Amu Airport road Warri, that armed hoodlums were operating in an unregistered black Toyota corolla car.

“The team raced to the scene where the hoodlums on sighting the advancing police team fired gun shots at the Policemen and the team retaliated, engaged them in a serious gun duel during which three of the hoodlums were fatally wounded while other members of the gang escaped with bullet injuries.

“The injured suspects gave up the ghost while they were being taken to the hospital.

“Exhibits recovered include one cut-to-size locally fabricated gun, two live cartridges, an unregistered black Toyota corolla car and eight different vehicle keys. Manhunt for the other fleeing suspects is ongoing”, the statement added.

He further stated, “on “22/6/2023, at about 1030hours, operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) while on visibility/confidence building patrol along Asaba-Benin Express Road by Issele Asagba, sighted a suspicious looking young man with a sack bag pretending to be waiting for a vehicle.

“As soon as the operatives alighted from their vehicle, the suspect took to his heels abandoning the sack bag, he was chased but he escaped.

“Upon searching the abandoned bag, one pump action gun and six live cartridges were recovered while efforts are on to arrest the fleeing suspect”

The State Police CP Wale Abass, tasked members of the public particularly Deltans to be mindful of their environment and ensure that any suspicious persons or movement within their environment be promptly reported to the nearest police station or through any of the following phone numbers.

“CONTROL ROOM NUMBERS:

1. 08036684974

2. 08125958005

3. 09053872287

4. 09155570007 ( PPRO’S OFFICE)”.