The Police in Rivers state has confirmed the death of a suspected armed robber following a gun duel between the police and suspected armed robbers on Wednesday, at the new Port Harcourt GRA.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Ahmad Muhammad, in a statement on Thursday, said the deceased was an indigene of Ugwu Chukwu of Aniocha South Local Government Area, LGA, Delta state.
DAILY POST recalls that armed robbers, Wednesday evening, carried out an operation in new G.R.A, Port Harcourt, amid heavy shooting.
The robbers had stormed a new generation bank at Birabi Street in GRA, shooting sporadically. The gun shots left everyone scampering for safety, including police officers attached to the bank.
Following a distress call, the police reinforced to the scene of the crime and pursued the robbers.
According to the PPRO in the statement made available to newsmen, “It is no longer news that a new generation bank located in new GRA Port Harcourt was attacked on Wednesday 24/02/2016 and carted away yet to be ascertained amount of money.
“While the hoodlums were escaping through Oroazi, they were engaged in gun duel by policemen.
“The hoodlums having realized one of them was critically injured dumped him at a hospital where the police caught up with him and interrogated him before he gave up the ghost.
The Command, however, appealed for information about persons with gunshot injuries.
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