Two members of
deadly armed robbery gang that has been terrorizing residents of Enugu and neighbouring
states, have been arrested while a third was shot dead during an exchange of gunfire with police.
According To Anambra
Broadcasting Service, the gunmen, wearing police caps and armed with police
rifles stormed the popular Obiagiu Council Bus stop in the Ogui New Layout,
Wednesday, August 24th and held residents hostage.
The police arrived
the scene following a distress call and engaged the daredevil robbers in a
shoot-out.
At the end of the
shooting which lasted for about 20 minutes, one was gunned down, two arrested
while others snatched two vehicles with which they made their escape.
The gunmen shooting
reportedly continued along the Bisalla Road, Independence Layout as they tried
to find an exit point. An eyewitness who runs a joint at the Council Bus Stop
in Obiagu, narrated how the shooting started.
“The shooting
started as I was offloading water from the boot; as I tried to run, one of thm
asked, ‘where is the key?” I dropped my car keys for them and ran for my life;
but they had problems with my car and abandoned it only to snatch a Sienna and
Corolla as alternative,” he said.
The Enugu Police
Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Ebere Amaraizu (DSP) who confirmed the incident
said the police were still on the trail of the others and would soon arrest
them just as he urged residents to be calm as the Command was doing everything
possible to beef up security to guarantee safety of lives and property in all
parts of the state.
Photo credit: ABS
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