Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Imo State have killed two suspected kidnappers during a gun duel, one of them being a dismissed police officer, one Martins Nwoke.
The incident took place at Hospital Junction, Port Harcourt road, Owerri.
The former police sergeant was said to be in the process of selling one of the vehicles they stole from their victims when the SARS operatives accosted them.
Giving an account of the incident a police source stated, “At Hospital Junction, Port Harcourt road, Owerri, SARS operatives, led by their commander, Godfrey Victor, while on a tip-off, engaged two kidnappers and armed robbers in a gun duel.
“The two suspects fell to the superior firepower of the police. An ash coloured Toyota Camry with number plate, LSD 857 FR, suspected to have been robbed from a kidnap victim, was recovered.
“Also recovered were one locally-made pistol, two expended and one live cartridge, and charms of various types. It is important to note that these two deceased suspects had been on our wanted list in cases of kidnapping and armed robberies.
“The dead suspects came into Imo State trying to sell the car at a give-away price. Our men closed in on them and immediately they saw us, they opened fire on us; but we overpowered them.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, Imo state command, Orlando Ikeokwu, stated that the state commissioner of police, Rabiu Ladodo, had been briefed about the incident and had asked that all other members of the criminal gang should be arrested and brought to book.
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