A suspected
armed robber, who was attempting to escape after his arrest, was on Wednesday
shot dead by security operatives in Delta State.
The suspect,
whose identity was yet be verified, as at press time, reportedly jumped out of
a moving police patrol van.
He was
subsequently gunned down allegedly by enraged police officers who were taking
him to the station.
The incident
occurred at Agidiesei Quarters, Ogwashi-Uku in Aniocha South Local Government
Area of Delta State.
A source at
the Ogwashi-Uku police division told our correspondent that operatives of
anti-robbery squad of the command had accosted a three-man gang suspected to be
armed robbers during the wee hours of the fateful day.
The source
said the operatives decided to search the suspects, adding that the suspects
took to their heels on sighting the officers alighting from the patrol van.
“However,
one of them was caught, and in the process of searching him, a locally made
cut-to-size gun was found in his bag and he swiftly arrested.
“But on
their way to the police station, the boy jumped down from the moving police
vehicle in a bid to escape, hence, he was shot. He gave up the ghost at the
station,” the source said.
According to
the source, operatives of the division have spread out dragnet to trap down the
other fleeing members of the gang.
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