Police operatives in the Edo State Police Command have killed a robbery suspect in a gun battle in Be.
The Police Public Relations Officer in charge of the Edo State Command, Mr Chidi Nwabuzor said in a statement on Thursday that the operatives also arrested another suspect with arms ammunition recovered from him.
According to him the operations was jointly carried out with the men of Edo State Security Network.
“Police operatives attached to Ugbor Division, G.R.A; Benin City, Edo State and the Edo State security network personnel led by the Divisional Police Officer on Wednesday, 4th January 5, 2023 at about 20:00 hrs successfully engaged a robbery gang, arrested one, neutralized one, recovered one cut-to-size gun and two cartridges.
“The arrested suspect, Ahmed Ibrahim aged 19 is currently in police custody and will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), while the body of the deceased armed robber, whose name is yet unknown, has been deposited at Stella Obasanjo mortuary in the State.
“The Commisioner of Police, Muhammed Dankwara, who is pleased to note that no police officer was injured during the operation, commended the members of public whose timely and accurate information led to the successful operation.
“The CP equally assures the public that the Command is committed to keeping the state safe from crimes and violence, while reiterating his commitments to arrest perpretrtors of voilent crimes and other offences and prosecute them accordingly,” he said