Police take out notorious armed robber in Enugu

The Enugu State Police Command has shot dead a wanted armed robber, known as KC, during a gun battle between the police and his gang members in the state.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ebere Amaraizu, confirmed it in a statement in Enugu on Wednesday adding that police operatives recovered one locally-made pistol and three live cartridges from the deceased.

Amaraizu also said that the incident that lasted over 30 minutes took place at the hide-out of the deceased and his gang in Obolloafor area of Udenu Local Government Area on April 7 at about 7 p.m.

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‘‘Police operatives confronted the armed robbers and kidnappers in their hide-out following a coordinated intelligence information.

‘‘He was rushed by police operatives to a nearby hospital for medical attention and was later confirmed dead by a doctor on duty.

‘‘Others believed to have escaped with bullet injuries are being searched for, with an intensified manhunt on them,’’ Amaraizu said.

The police spokesman, however, disclosed that a full-scale investigation had commenced into the incident.

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