Armed robbery suspect dies after gunfight with police

By Jon Egie

On Tuesday, June 21, the DPO, Kwale Division, CSP Godwin Igoche received a distress call that an armed robbery operation was taking place along Jesus Avenue in Umusadege quarters in Kwale, Ndokwa West LGA.

The DPO mobilized and led the Divisional Anti-Crime Patrol team to the scene and the suspects on sighting the police, engaged them in a gun fight, during which, one of the hoodlums sustained bullet injuries while others escaped.

One locally made gun, four live cartridges, and four expended cartridges were recovered.

The injured suspect was taken to the hospital where he died while receiving treatment.

Manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang is ongoing.

Meanwhile, the day earlier, Monday, June 20, at about 0830hrs, the Divisional Anti Crime Patrol team attached to ‘C’ Division Asaba while on stop and search duty at the head-bridge Asaba, Delta State intercepted an unregistered KC Sanya motorcycle conveying four men including the rider, one of them holding a black polythene bag.

Upon sighting the Police, they abandoned the bike and took to their heels, the Officers gave them a hot chase culminating in the arrest of two of the four suspects namely; Michael Reuben ‘m’ 29yrs and Odemba Onochie ‘m’ 30yrs, both of Okoanala Oko in Oshimili South LGA of Delta State.

In the black polythene bag in possession of one of the suspects, Michael Reuben, one hundred (100) rounds of 7.62MM AK 47 live ammunition were recovered hidden inside the bag. Manhunt for the other fleeing suspects is ongoing.

A police report by the PPRO, Delta State Police Command, DSP Bright Edafe has said.