Police, Military neutralize two armed robbery suspects, arrest two others from Bauchi in Nasarawa Community

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By James Moses (9News Nigeria -Jos)

The Nasarawa State Police Command said its men have neutralized two armed robbery suspects after a gun duel in the Karu local government area of the state.

In a statement issued by the State’s Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), DSP Ramhan Nansel said, it was in collaboration with the Military.

Açcording to the statement, the Divisional Police Officer of Karshi, had received a distress call on an ongoing armed robbery operation around Karshi ByePass.

“Upon receipt of the information, Police Operatives in collaboration with the Military, swiftly moved to the scene. On sighting security agents, the criminals opened fired on them where the gun duel ensued.

“Consequently, two of the criminals were fatally injured and rushed to the hospital, where they consequently died while receiving treatment, and others escaped with the bullets wounds”, Nansel said.

The Police Spokesman stated that the general area was combed by the combined team where two suspects namely: Yusuf Lawal ‘M’ 27 years a resident of Nyanya, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and Hamza Abdullahi ‘M’ of Orange Market, Mararaba whom all hails from Bauchi State were arrested in connection to the commission of the crime.

“Exhibits received from from the suspects include: 3 Cartridges, 3 Cutlass, 19 Handsets of different brands, 2 Laptops, 9 Pairs of Shoes, a Wrist Watch, 1 MP3 Player, 1 Power Bank, 3 Torches, 3 Bags, 2 Ear Pods, a Smoother, Sachet of Milk and Milo and the sum of Two Thousand Six Hundred Naira.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Shehu Nadada, has commended the Officers for a job well done and charges them to sustain the tempo”, the statement issued on Saturday, June 29 added.

-9News Nigeria.

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