Police Confirm Killing Bank Robbery Suspect In PH

The Rivers State Police Command, yesterday, confirmed the death of a suspected armed robber following a gun duel between the police and suspected armed robbers on Wednesday, at the new GRA area of Port Harcourt, the state capital.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Ahmad Muhammad, in a statement, yesterday, said the deceased was an indigene of Ugwu Chukwu in Aniocha South Local Government Area, Delta State.
Our correspondent learnt that the armed robbers had Wednesday evening, carried out an operation in the new GRA, Port Harcourt, amid heavy shooting.
The robbers had stormed a new generation bank on Birabi Street in GRA, shooting sporadically.
The gun shots left everyone scampering for safety, including police officers attached to the bank.
Following a distress call, the police reinforced to the scene of the crime, and pursued the robbers.
According to the PPRO, “It is no longer news that a new generation bank located in new GRA, Port Harcourt, was attacked on Wednesday, 24/02/2016, during which they carted away yet to be ascertained amount of money.
“While the hoodlums were escaping through Oroazi, they were engaged in gun duel by policemen.
“The hoodlums, having realized that one of them was critically injured, dumped him at a hospital where the police caught up with him, and interrogated him before he gave up the ghost,” Muhammad said.
While appealing for more information about persons with gunshot wounds, the command, however, added that investigation into the incident is still on-going.