Residents of Imo state have celebrated men of the state police command for swiftly preventing a robbery incident at a jewelry shop in Ikeneagbu area of the state on Saturday, July 29. Confirming the robbery incident, the spokesperson of the command, ASP Henry Okoye, said the assailants numbering about seven, armed with sophisticated weapons and with some of them in military apparels, came with a white Hilux covered plate number and were robbing a Jewelry shop situated at Ikeneagbu in Imo State.
‘’On the receipt of this information, the Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Ahmed Barde, psc(+), promptly mobilized the Command’s Tactical team and personally led the operatives to the scene.
On sighting police operatives, the hoodlums opened fire but were overwhelmed by the dexterity showcased by the gallant operatives who professionally maneuvered into vintage position and return fire which forced the hoodlums to succumb to their superior fire power. In the gun duel that ensued, one of the hoodlum was neutralized, two were arrested while others escaped with various degrees of gunshot injuries.’’ Okoye said
He mentioned that items recovered from them include Two(2) pump action guns, Four (4) locally made pistol, Eight ( rounds of live cartridges, one (1) expanded cartridges, a white helix used for the operation with reg.no BRR 586 XA i.e. after removing the black cloth used in covering the plate number, Jewries valued millions of naira, Two military under polo, Two special forces t-shirts, Face Mask and bags containing other stolen items were recovered.
Okoye mentioned that due to the swift response, non of the shop owners or customers were hurt.
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