The river state Police command has shot three armed robbers in a gun-battle as they presented them from robbing a new generation bank in Port Harcourt.
DSP Nnamdi Omoni, The State’s Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, disclosed this while parading the suspects.
According to him, men of Special Operations Squad, acting on credible information, on Thursday, engaged the hoodlums who opened fire on the Police.
“the renewed war launched against criminal’s element is in line with the CP Dandaura’s earlier statement that he was here in the state to the business of crime fighting and that criminals would be fought to a standstill.” He said.
He said men of Swift Operation Squad, SOS ,acting on credible information stormed GRA to trail these armed robbers who had perfected plans to rob a new generation bank along Birabi Street, but were intercepted and that on sighting the police, engaged them in a cross fire and that in return three of the robbers were shot dead.
Omoni explained that two AK-47 rifles were recovered during the operation.
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