The Delta State Police Command on Tuesday disclosed how a daredevil armed robber, Godswill was killed by its operatives.
This was made known by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bright Edafe, who added that the neutralised robber was known his notoriety and how terrorised Warri and its environs.
The police spokesperson added that operatives of the from “B” Division in Warri killed the suspect during a shootout while other members of his gang escaped from the crime scene.
According to the police image maker, two other members of the criminal gang, Idigbe Osreis (19) and Idigbe Perfect (16) were later arrested at their hideout.
An operational tricycle of the gang, one locally made cut-to-size single barrel gun with stocked expended cartridges, and three live cartridges were recovered from the suspects.
Similarly, a 14-year-old member of the criminal gang, Gift Peace, was nabbed during a robbery operation.
According to DSP Edafe, “On 29/9/2023, the DPO ‘B’ Division Warri received a distress call about an armed robbery operation at Giwamu junction Warri, during the attack one police undercover operative was at the scene who sighted one of the suspects and later trailed him to a Suya spot at Enerhen Junction.
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“The DPO ‘B’ Warri SP Bolarinwa Alabi acting on the directive of the Delta State Commissioner of Police CP Wale Abass psc, embarked on an intelligence-led operation alongside his men and arrested one Gift Peace ‘m’ aged 14yrs at the said Suya spot at Enerhen junction.
“The teenager confessed to being a member of an armed robbery gang that terrorizes Warri and its environs; and that he has been in the act since he was seven (7) years old. He mentioned other members and thus took the detectives to their hideout.
“The gang members upon sighting the police opened fire from their unregistered operational tricycle and due response was given to their hostility, and in the process, one of the suspects who was later identified as the leader of the gang sustained serious gunshot injuries while others escaped.
“He was taken to the hospital where he was eventually confirmed dead by the doctor. The exhibit recovered includes the following: the operational tricycle of the gang, one locally made cut-to-size single barrel gun with stocked expended cartridges, and three live cartridges.”
DSP Edafe added that efforts are ongoing to arrest the fleeing members, and also to recover more of their operation arms.