2 killed and 2 arrested as police prevent robbery attack in Abuja

2 suspected armed robbers have been killed and two others arrested as operatives of the FCT Police Command prevented an attack in Abuja.

FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Benneth Igweh, made this known to newsmen while parading two arrested members of the robbery gang at the Command’s headquarters in Abuja, on Friday.

According to him, the incident happened around 10:45 pm on Thursday, when a four-men robbery engaged the operatives who were on crime prevention patrol led by DPO of Mabushi police division in a fierce gun battle.

He said the four-men robbery gang on sighting the police operatives opened fire, which resulted in a gun duel where two among the robbers were neutralized.

“While during the crossfire with our men, two among the four-men robbery gang whose names were identified as Joshua Godfrey A.K.A. Dogo and Abdulsalam Mamuda both of Mabushi village were arrested,” he said.

He said a blue Toyota Matrix operational vehicle with registration. No. BWR 626 JB, was recovered from the robbers.

Igweh, however, said the two arrested suspects subsequently led police operatives to the recovery of another Toyota Corolla car with registration number RBC 743 AH*, which must have been snatched from an innocent resident.

The police commissioner, while reaffirming the command’s unflinching commitment to ensuring the safety and security of lives and properties, urged residents and all medical facilities in FCT to be on watch out and to call the attention of the police to anybody sighted with bullet wounds.

Meanwhile, in June 2024, the Anambra police command arrested two suspected armed robbers and rapists in the state.

Tochukwu Ikenga, the police spokesperson in Anambra, said the suspects, identified as Chukwuma Diji, also known as Sympathy or Chi-boy, and Michael Edochie, also known as Mikel, confessed to the crime.

Ikenga added that two locally made double-barrelled guns, one locally made single-barrelled gun, six live cartridges, and one motorcycle were recovered from the robbery suspects.

“In the early hours of 15/6/2024 police operatives attached to Abagana division arrested two serial offenders wanted on a case of alleged rape and armed robbery and recovered two locally made double-barrelled guns, one locally made single-barrelled gun, six live cartridges, and one Q Link motorcycle,” the statement reads.

“The suspects are Chukwuma Diji (M) AKA Sympathy, or Chi-boy, aged 35 years of Obinagu Umudun village, Abagana, and Michael Edochie (M) AKA Mikel, aged 31 years of Eziabunabu Umudun, Abagana, the sometime last year 2023 allegedly raped a married woman at Obinagu Abagana and fled the community when security operatives attempted to arrest them.

“Also, on 6/6/2024, the suspects broke into an apartment belonging to a young lady and raped her and her friend at gunpoint.

“The criminals later forced one of the victims to transfer money to his account after they took turns having sex with them.

“Chukwuma and Michael both confessed to the crime.

“The commissioner of police for Anambra state police command, CP Nnaghe Itam, has ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department for a comprehensive look to get justice for the victims of the alleged crime.

“The suspects are to be arraigned in court after the investigation is concluded.”

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