A’ Ibom Police Kill Two Armed Robbery Suspects, Debunk Bank Robbery In Uyo

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command, has confirmed the killing of two armed robbery suspects at Ifuho Village in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area by operatives from the command.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko MacDon, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen in Uyo at the weekend.
MacDon stated that the command got a distress call around 12.30 pm last Thursday that the suspects allegedly attacked and attempted to rob their victims of their valuables.
He said that the command responded swiftly to the call, leading to the shooting to death of the suspects during a gun-battle with them.
He stated: “On October 8, at about 1230hrs, in response to a distress call, operatives of Ikot Ekpene Division, supervised by its DPO, SP Joshua Benjamin, proceeded to Ifuho Village in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area, where some bandits were operating.
“On sighting the police van, the hoodlums opened fire on the operatives, leading to a gun duel.
“While some of the hoodlums escaped through a nearby bush with possible gun shot wounds, two others were hit by bullets.