The FCT Police Command has foiled an armed robbery attack in the Mabuchi area of the nation’s capital.
Disclosing this in a statement on Friday, the Command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, said two suspects were killed by police operatives with two others arrested.
She identified the suspects as 44-year-old Joshua Godfrey A.K.A. Dogo and 29-year-old Abdulsalam Mamuda, both of Mabushi village.
“On sighting the police operatives, the hoodlums opened fire, which resulted in a gun duel, but were over power by the police, as two suspects, Joshua Godfrey A.K.A. Dogo 44yrs and Abdulsalam Mamuda 29yrs both of Mabushi village, were arrested, while the two others were neutralized by the police, their blue Toyota Matrix operational vehicle with Reg. No. BWR 626 JB, was recovered,” the statement read.
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Adeh, a Superintendent of Police, said police operatives swooped on the robbery gang on Monday night during a patrol while they tried snatching a black Prado Jeep from the owner around Capital Hub in Jahi, Abuja.
During the process, the suspected robbers opened fire on police operatives which led to a tense gun duel that eventually killed two suspects while two others were nabbed.
“The operatives of the FCT police command, led by DPO Mabuchi on July 22, 2024, at about 10:45 p.m. while on crime prevention patrol, intercepted a group of four (4) armed men while attempting to snatch a black Prado Jeep from the owner around Capital Hub in Jahi, Abuja.
“The two arrested suspects subsequently led police operatives to the recovery of another red Toyota Corolla car with Reg. No. RBC 743 AH, which must have been snatched from an innocent resident,” Adeh said.
Exhibits recovered from the suspects included arms, cutlasses, daggers, scissors, and mobile phones.
On his part, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth C. Igweh, reaffirmed the command’s unflinching commitment to ensuring the safety and security of lives and properties.
He also urged residents and all medical facilities in FCT to be on watchout and to call the attention of the police to anybody sighted with bullet wounds.
According to the police boss, residents should be vigilant and take advantage of the police emergency lines in reporting suspicious activities through 08032003913, 08028940883, 08061581938, and 07057337653 PCB: 09022222352, CRU: 08107314192.