Imo: One killed as Police foil robbery attack, arrest dismissed soldier, other

July 30, 2023

Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have foiled a robbery attack at the Ikenegbu area of Owerri, capital city of the state.

The armed robbers had on Friday morning stormed a gold shop known as Goldwise Wisdom Gold stores located at Inels stores ikenegbu opposite kilimanjaro ikenegbu Owerri.

Our correspondent gathered that the criminal numbering five wore military uniforms and heavily armed in a white Hilux vehicle

On arrival, according to eyewitness, immediately moved into the shop and stole golden items worth millions of Naira.

Our reporter learnt that the suspected robbers were on their way out when a policeman accompanying an unidentified personality who came to take his lunch at a nearby eatery suspected foul play and immediately opened fire on them killing their driver.

“The gang immediately returned fire and started shooting indiscriminately, causing people to immediately close shops and run for their lives.

“His gang members quickly disembarked from the Hilux and started running while shooting in the air, consistently.

“The situation continued until Police reinforcements from the Command headquarters quickly arrived and arrested two while the others escaped,” Tribune Online told.

Parading the dead suspect and the two others caught alive at the command headquarters on Saturday in Owerri, the Police spokesman in the state, Henry Okoye, said that the state Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Berde, was grateful to the operatives who foiled the attack and caught the suspects.

Okoye gave the names of the suspects as Peter Gaura, 27, from Kogi State, whom he described as a dismissed soldier and Promise Joshua, 25, from Delta State.

Joshua when interviewed said that he works as a bouncer at a popular hotel newly opened in Owerri.

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