Three deadly armed robbers have been shot dead in Port Harcourt during a brutal gun battle with the police.
The armed robbers shot dead and the one arrested in Rivers State
Men of the Nigerian police on Monday shot dead three deadly armed robbers and arrested one in broad daylight during a shootout with the police.
According to Assistant Commissioner of Police, Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit, Abayomi Shogunle the armed robbery gang was squashed by men of the Rivers state police command on Monday, Nov 30th in Port-Harcourt. The police recovered GPMG + bullet chain, AK47 and 2 loaded magazines from the notorious gang. The incident took place at the busy UTC junction in Port Harcourt.
According to reports, the armed robbers who were heading for an armed robbery operation were temporarily delayed by the red traffic light at the UTC junction, which gave ample opportunity for the Special IGP Anti-robbery squad to catch up with them.
However,noticing the anti-robbery squad on their trail, they opened fire at the detectives who immediately returned fire for fire resulting in the deaths and the arrest.