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Faith Ukanwa
Jul 22, 2021
The Imo state police command has shot dead, a criminal who specialize in terrorizing Point Of Sale (POS) operators in the state.
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[caption id="attachment_108468" align="aligncenter" width="640"] POS robber shot dead in Imo[/caption]
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Receiving report of a robbery attack on Wednesday, July 21, at Egbu in Owerri North Local government area, the command engaged the suspect in a gun battle alongside his colleagues who are currently at large.
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A statement released by the spokesperson of Imo state police command CSP Michael Abattam, read in part;
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''The command's tactical teams immediately raced to the scene, on sighting the police, the hoodlums speed off with their power bikes shooting at them. The police retaliated giving them a hot chase and in the process, one of the hoodlums was gunned down while others escaped with bullet wounds.
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The black power bike with registration number IMO, AFR 387 OJ , a locally made double barrel pistol with seven (7) rounds of live cartridges were all recovered to the station. Presently, the command's tactical teams are making frantic efforts to arrest the fleeing suspects.''
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— Faith Ukanwa