It was end of the road today for six suspected robbers as they met their waterloo in a gun battle with operatives of Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS from Akwa Ibom State Police Command.
They dare devils were paraded today in Uyo by the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Andrew Amengheme less than two months he read riot to criminals to relocate from Akwa Ibom on assumption of office in the State.
According to the Police statement, at about 5:30am this morning, acting on a credible intelligence that a 6-man Armed robbery gang, whose specialty is car snatching in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States, were operating on Calabar/Itu Expressway, SARS Operatives proceeded to the scene, on sighting the Police Hilux, the hoodlums opened fire on the operatives.
In the gun battle, the 6 armed robbers sustained gunshot wounds and were taken to Police Hospital, Uyo where they confirmed dead.
Exhibits recovered include three locally made pistols, ten live cartridges, four expended cartridges, one pump action gun, one unregistered motorcycle, military camouflage cap and a Toyota Camry with Reg. No. LSR 690 BM snatched from the victim one Dr. Arinze Obinna a Physiotherapist at the General Hospital Calabar.
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