Nemesis yesterday caught up with a gang of four armed robbers, who operated
in a Toyota Camry car with registration number EW 16 LND in Delta State.
The robbers were involved in a road crash after they snatched N2.1 million from one Ephraim Iyamukre.
The victim, an employee of the Nigercat Company, Effurun, was attacked after withdrawing the money from a branch of Diamond Bank on Okumagba Avenue, Warri. Also, men of the Quick Response Squad (QRS), who were chasing the robbers, killed one of them during a shoot-out.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Celestina Kalu, who confirmed the incident at the command’s headquarters in Asaba, said the hoodlums ambushed Iyamukre while driving home on NNPC Complex Road, Warri.
She said: “The victim courageously trailed the hoodlums with his car to Ogunu Road, Warri, close to QRS office, where there was an accident involving the hoodlums’ vehicle. “Consequently, the armed robbers jumped out of their vehicle and ran in different directions.
“Operatives of QRS, led by ASP Okey Nweke, gave the armed robbers a hot chase and engaged them in a gun duel. In the process, one of the criminals was gunned down.”
Kalu listed the items recovered from the suspects to include one G3 rifle number G310E393 with 19 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition, the snatched N2.1 million cash and one Nokia handset.
The PPRO added that efforts were on to track down the fleeing suspects. Meanwhile, the three victims of the accident were taken to the Central Hospital, Warri, for treatment.
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The robbers were involved in a road crash after they snatched N2.1 million from one Ephraim Iyamukre.
The victim, an employee of the Nigercat Company, Effurun, was attacked after withdrawing the money from a branch of Diamond Bank on Okumagba Avenue, Warri. Also, men of the Quick Response Squad (QRS), who were chasing the robbers, killed one of them during a shoot-out.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Celestina Kalu, who confirmed the incident at the command’s headquarters in Asaba, said the hoodlums ambushed Iyamukre while driving home on NNPC Complex Road, Warri.
She said: “The victim courageously trailed the hoodlums with his car to Ogunu Road, Warri, close to QRS office, where there was an accident involving the hoodlums’ vehicle. “Consequently, the armed robbers jumped out of their vehicle and ran in different directions.
“Operatives of QRS, led by ASP Okey Nweke, gave the armed robbers a hot chase and engaged them in a gun duel. In the process, one of the criminals was gunned down.”
Kalu listed the items recovered from the suspects to include one G3 rifle number G310E393 with 19 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition, the snatched N2.1 million cash and one Nokia handset.
The PPRO added that efforts were on to track down the fleeing suspects. Meanwhile, the three victims of the accident were taken to the Central Hospital, Warri, for treatment.
NEW TELEGRAPH http://newtelegraphonline.com/robbers-car-crashes-after-snatching-n2-1m/
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