Police operatives has arrested two armed robbery suspects during a stop and search operation in Warri, Delta state.
This was disclosed by Command, public relations officer, DSP Edafe Bright, stating that anti-crime patrol team has flagged down a motorcycle with three occupants by Benjones in hausa market along NPA expressway, Warri.
He said that the suspects alighted from the motorcycle and one of them surprisingly shout at the police team, but missed. The shot fired by the suspect resulted into a gun duel between the police and the suspects.
During the gun duel, one of the suspects, Yusuf Ibrahim (27), was shot on his left foot which brought him down and he was arrested along with the rider of the month, Hashimu Garba (30). While the third suspect escaped.
The police recovered one cut-to-size locally made single barrel gun, three live cartridges and two expended cartridges. Also there is a manhunt for the fleeing suspect.
DSP Bright said, "In another development on November 19, 2021, at about 1530hrs Kwale Divisional Patrol team while on stop and search duty along Afieze street Kwale intercepted one Qlink motorcycle with reg no EHR 609 LU with two occupants namely Ohajiaka Sunday 'm' aged 24yrs of Ogwu Ikpere Community of Ogbaru LGA in Anambra State and one Rukevwe Jagu 'm aged 24yrs of same address but a native of Oriah in Abraka.
"Upon searching the suspects one locally made revolver pistol loaded with one live ammunition, forty two (42) rounds of assorted live ammunition, several charms and the sum of 103,500 Naira were recovered from them. Investigation is ongoing."
Source: www.clintonsdaily.com
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