A hardened criminal and notorious armed robber killing and robbing innocent citizens has been shot dead by the police during a robbery incident in Aba.
A notorious robbery and kidnap Kingpin terrorizing residents of Aba and environs popularly called, Onye Army, has been killed by the police in Aba, Abia State.
According to
Vanguard, he was shot dead near the Good Morning Market area after his gang had robbed a victim of N3.5 million, which he withdrew from one of the new generation banks along Azikiwe Road.
It was gathered that while they made to escape through the market, the gang saw a stationary police van, alighted from their car and riddled it with bullets, not knowing that the police had laid an ambush. In the ensuing gun battle, Onye Army was shot dead, while other members of the gang fled.
Items recovered from the gang included one AK-47 rifle, three magazines, a Toyota Camry car and an undisclosed amount of cash.
The story was confirmed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Abia State Command, Ogbonnaya Nta. He urged members of the public not to hesitate to assist police with useful information, which could lead to the arrest of the fleeing hoodlums.