The luxury cars and weapons recovered (Photo: Premium Times)
At a news briefing in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, the Rivers State
Commissioner of Police, Musa Kimo, has disclosed that the officers of
the police in the state foiled an armed robbery operation and killed the
notorious robber with some firearms and vehicles recovered.
"On April 18, 2016 at about 10:30 am, following an information
that a Toyota Venza snatched at gun point three days ago was sighted
along Psychiatric road, Port Harcourt, teams of policemen quickly
mobilized, trailed and engaged the vehicles occupants in a gun duel.
"One of the hoodlums was fatally wounded while one AK 47 rifle,
six magazines, 270 rounds of 7.62 live ammunition and thirteen pieces
of objects suspected to be dynamite, and five different brands of
vehicles were recovered," Kimo said
The commissioner said the armed robbers were on their way to rob a
bank in Port Harcourt, adding that the police was investigating the
incident, and that it would arrest the fleeing member of the robbery
gang.
The following vehicles were recovered by the police: Lexus Jeep RX
300, ash colour, with license plate number, Rivers KRK 957 BX; Toyota
Highlander, ash colour, with license plate number, Rivers AHD 159 SJ;
Toyota Venza, green colour, license plate number, Rivers NCH 262 ST;
Toyota Lexus RX 300, grey colour, number, Lagos LSR 957 DU; Toyota
Corolla, ash colour, license number, Abuja ABC 433 VH.
The commissioner said the police on April 17, 2016 raided a
criminal hideout at Umoda Aluu, following a tip off, and recovered two
AK 47 rifles, four magazines, 31 rounds of 7.62 live ammunitions and a
Lexus jeep 300, with license plate number, Abuja SARS ABU 295 DW.
One man, Chima Nnorum, was arrested during the raid, the commissioner said.
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