Security operatives on Sunday, killed three armed men responsible for robbing various point of sales operators in Enugu state and their customers.
In a video which went viral on Sunday afternoon, the lifeless bodies of the suspected armed robbers were seen inside a tricycle (Kele napep) which they used for the operation.
Some of their victims in the video identified three of them and identified their belongings beside the lifeless bodies of the hoodlums.
Confirming the development, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, the spokesman for Enugu state police command said the armed robbers were neutralised by a combined team of the Police and operatives of Department of State Service.
Ndukwe said suspects were killed after a gun duel with the security agents, adding that discreet investigation to arrest other members of the gang is on-going.
A joint Police and Department of State Service operatives, today, 26/11/2023 at about 1 p.m., neutralized three (3) male armed robbery suspects at Second Avenue, Independence Layout, Enugu, after a gunfight. The feat led to the recovery of two locally-made revolver pistols, six live rounds of .9mm calibre ammunition, the gang’s operational tricycle with Enugu registration number MGL 100 WL and fleet number ENS/20560, and objects suspected to be charms.
“Other exhibits recovered are cash sums of about N500,000 rolls of POS transaction printing papers, assorted mobile phones, wallets, bags, and other exhibits, the hoodlums robbed from POS operators and their customers at different locations.
“The hoodlums had at about 1 p.m. of today, attacked POS operators at different locations in Enugu metropolis, dispossessing them of the recovered exhibits. The operatives, however, mounted surveillance on them, while the criminal elements opened fire upon sighting them.
“The security operatives responded with superior firepower, neutralizing the three of them and recovering the exhibits in the process. Many of the victims have identified the hoodlums, and some recovered exhibits, as theirs.
“Further discreet investigation to fish out other members of the criminal gang is ongoing.”
