3 Robbery Suspects Meet Waterloo As Police Intercept 753 GPMG Ammunition In Ebonyi

.. Recover 2 AK47 Rifles, 5 Pump Action Guns, 6 Pistols,
Others, From Onueke Bank Robbers

The Ebonyi State Police Command has intercepted 753 live
ammunition of General-Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) concealed in a sac
being transported in a commercial vehicle from Abakaliki, Ebonyi
State to Umuahia in Abia State.

Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) CP Frank Mba in a
Statement, explained that:” The intelligence-driven covert
operation, which led to the interception and recovery of the deadly
ammunition, is part of efforts by the Force to identify and
crackdown on criminal networks and supply chains for weapons and
ammunition in and around the country. Comprehensive investigations
aimed at bringing to book all persons linked to the crime are
ongoing.

“Similarly, following investigations into the foiled bank
robbery on the Onueke branch of a commercial bank in Ebonyi State
which occurred on Tuesday, 2 April 27; Police operatives led by
Ebonyi State Commissioner of Police, on April, stormed the criminal
hideout of suspects indicted in the investigations located at
Oriuzo village in Ezza North Local Government Area of the State.
The suspects on sighting the Police squad opened fire on them. The
Police team engaged them gallantly and professionally.

At the end, three members of the gang including two male and one
female met their waterloo following bullet injuries sustained
during the exchange of gunfire. Other suspects fled in different
directions.

“Two Ak47 rifles, five pump action guns, six pistols, 50 Ak47
ammunition, 126 cartridges, Jack knives, cutlasses, and a 40-page
notebook containing inventories of ammunition purchased by the gang
were recovered. A Honda Pilot SUV with registration number ABJ 163
NV used for the foiled bank robbery was also recovered by the
Police Team.

“Unrelenting in their quest to apprehend the remaining suspects,
the Police team traced the suspects to a shrine where the robbers
usually go for mystical powers before embarking on their robbery
operations. Two of the suspects were eventually arrested from the
supposedly safe haven – the shrine, which led to the arrest of
additional three members of the gang. Meanwhile, efforts are
ongoing to arrest other fleeing members of the gang and their
spiritual godfather – the chief priest of the shrine.

“The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Usman Alkali Baba,
while commending the Commissioner of Police, Ebonyi State Police
Command, CP Aliyu Garba, and officers of the command, for
excellently harnessing intelligence to nip the crimes in the bud,
assured citizens of the renewed commitment of the Force to
improving public safety and combating all forms of violent crimes
across the land”.

.. Recover 2 AK47 Rifles, 5 Pump Action Guns, 6 Pistols,
Others, From Onueke Bank Robbers

The Ebonyi State Police Command has intercepted 753 live
ammunition of General-Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) concealed in a sac
being transported in a commercial vehicle from Abakaliki, Ebonyi
State to Umuahia in Abia State.

Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) CP Frank Mba in a
Statement, explained that:” The intelligence-driven covert
operation, which led to the interception and recovery of the deadly
ammunition, is part of efforts by the Force to identify and
crackdown on criminal networks and supply chains for weapons and
ammunition in and around the country. Comprehensive investigations
aimed at bringing to book all persons linked to the crime are
ongoing.

“Similarly, following investigations into the foiled bank
robbery on the Onueke branch of a commercial bank in Ebonyi State
which occurred on Tuesday, 2 April 27; Police operatives led by
Ebonyi State Commissioner of Police, on April, stormed the criminal
hideout of suspects indicted in the investigations located at
Oriuzo village in Ezza North Local Government Area of the State.
The suspects on sighting the Police squad opened fire on them. The
Police team engaged them gallantly and professionally.

At the end, three members of the gang including two male and one
female met their waterloo following bullet injuries sustained
during the exchange of gunfire. Other suspects fled in different
directions.

“Two Ak47 rifles, five pump action guns, six pistols, 50 Ak47
ammunition, 126 cartridges, Jack knives, cutlasses, and a 40-page
notebook containing inventories of ammunition purchased by the gang
were recovered. A Honda Pilot SUV with registration number ABJ 163
NV used for the foiled bank robbery was also recovered by the
Police Team.

“Unrelenting in their quest to apprehend the remaining suspects,
the Police team traced the suspects to a shrine where the robbers
usually go for mystical powers before embarking on their robbery
operations. Two of the suspects were eventually arrested from the
supposedly safe haven – the shrine, which led to the arrest of
additional three members of the gang. Meanwhile, efforts are
ongoing to arrest other fleeing members of the gang and their
spiritual godfather – the chief priest of the shrine.

“The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Usman Alkali Baba,
while commending the Commissioner of Police, Ebonyi State Police
Command, CP Aliyu Garba, and officers of the command, for
excellently harnessing intelligence to nip the crimes in the bud,
assured citizens of the renewed commitment of the Force to
improving public safety and combating all forms of violent crimes
across the land”.