#tragedy : 2 Dead After Armed Robbers Attacked Police Personnel On Escort Duty

There was panic on Tuesday along Zuba/Kaduna Road, after police personnel on escort duty ran into a gang of armed robbers...


A gun duel ensued and two of the robbers were fatally wounded while others fled after they were over-powered by the superior fire power of the Police

The area was combed but no arrest was made. Three (3) AK-47 rifles, one hundred and four (104) rounds of live ammunition, N57,130 cash and a red coloured Toyota Corolla car with Reg. No. KSF 58 AJ were recovered from the hoodlums.

Injured suspects were taken to University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada where they were confirmed dead. The corpses were deposited at the same hospital mortuary.