police gun down five armed robbers, including a female robber

A five-man notorious gang which specialized in car snatching and armed robbery in Anambra and parts of Delta state have been eliminated by officers from the Anambra Special Anti-Robbery (SARS) on wednesday.

While parading the corpses of the gang members in Asaba, Delta State, the command’s spokesman,  Ali Okechukwu said members of  the  robbery gang, comprising a woman and four men, were killed in a gun duel along Nnebisi road in Asaba following a tip-off by the Delta State Police Command.

He said three vehicles and several ammunition including AK47 raffle and magazines, 24 rounds of live ammunition, two locally made guns, five cartridges and charms were recovered from the gang.

Speaking further, he hinted that the Delta State Police Command had arrested and handed over one of the suspects to the Anambra Special Anti-Robbery Squad earlier for interrogation. He said the kingpin, whom he described as the most wanted robber popularly called Obisma, on interrogation, confessed to a series of armed robbery and car snatching within and outside the state. Ali said the operatives were attacked by the gang members during which one of them identified as Chuma Anyichie and an unidentified female, were arrested with severe bullet injuries but died few minutes later at the scene.