The police in Akwa Ibom State
have killed four of the five armed robbers whose operation at a petrol station
led to claims of attempted gunmen attack on the country home of Senator
Godswill Akpabio last Tuesday.
The masked gunmen, who operated
with motorcycles were killed during an operation in a bank at Ikot Ekpene,
after robbing ATM users and shop owners at gun point in broad daylight.
The state Police Commissioner Mr
Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi, who disclosed this to journalists in Uyo at the command’s
headquarters Ikot Akpanabia Uyo, said that while four of the hoodlums were shot
dead in a gun battle, one of them, Daniel Umoren, was captured alive after
sustaining gunshot injuries.
According to the Commissioner,
“Yesterday, being the 23rd day of August 2018, at about 5pm, five notorious
armed robbers led by Kingsley Peter a.k.a ‘Morale’ who is the gang leader,
using three motorcycles robbed some persons along Aba road by Ikot Osurua
before proceeding to a banking area along the same road.
‘My men of Ikot Ekpene Division
led by the Divisional Police Officer Benjamin Achegbani, trailed and engaged
the hoodlums in a fierce shoot out , four of the armed robbers were shot dead
while one Akwaowo Daniel Umoren of Ikot Inemme in Essien Udim LGA was arrested
with an AK47 with 60 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition.
” Items recovered from them
include 5 locally made pistols, 8 live cartridges , 2 rounds of 5.5mm
ammunition, 1 AK47 magazine,3 Expended cartridges , 2 masks, 6 assorted phones,
three motorcycles and physical cash of N63,000.
“Our preliminary investigation
revealed that the same armed robbers were those responsible for the robbery at
Gulfsafrin Filling station, located at Ukana Ikot Ntuen close to the residence
of Senator Godswill Akpabio.”
The commissioner attributed
recent upsurge in robbery operations in Ikot Ekpene to infiltration of the
commercial motorcyclists union by armed robbers who pose as commercial
motorcyclists, warning that the curfew on motorcycles in the area would be
sustained until the association fishes out fake members amongst them.
“The command is poised to sustain
her fight against every form of criminality in Akwa Ibom and committed to
protection of lives and property,” he said.
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