Men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Cross River State have killed five suspected armed robbers in Calabar.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Irene Igbo, the five men were all gunned down by SARS during a shootout after they had carried out a robbery operation around that axis.
She told newsmen: “Yes,n five were gunned down after a gun battle and a chase from SARS at Barracks road.
“They had robbed around that Barrack road axis when our men were alerted and chased them. There was a shootout and five of them were gunned down.
“They robbed and collected phones with NGN250,000.
“Items recovered from them include 3 locally made pistols, live ammunitions and several other weapons.”
An angry mob also burnt down the vehicle used by the suspected robbers after the shootout ended.
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