Police kill 2 robbery suspects in Delta State

The Delta State Police Command on Tuesday killed two armed robbers, who specialised in dispossessing people of their valuables in Warri area of the state.

The spokesman of the command, Andrew Aniamaka, told newsmen that the suspects met their ‘end’ when they engaged a patrol team of the “A Division” Warri in a gun duel during a robbery operation n July 2.

Aniamaka said the incident happened along the Odion Road Junction.

“At the A Division Warri, following a distress call from a vigilance team that robbers were operating along Odion Road Junction, the crime patrol team rushed to the scene.

“In the course of a gun duel between the suspects and the patrol team, two of the robbers were fatally wounded and they died before getting to the hospital.

“Exhibits recovered from the suspects include: Ak47 riffle, Ak47 magazine, Infinix and Nokia phones.

“The corpses have been deposited at the morgue.’’

Aniamaka added that some of the robbers escaped with bullet wounds.

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