A member of a suspected robbery gang has been killed during a shootout with police along Ogidi-Oraukwu Road in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The state police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement, said the incident occurred on Tuesday at about 1:50 p.m.
Ikenga said the armed men stormed the area in an unregistered white Toyota truck and attempted to dispossess some motorists and commuters of their belongings.
He said the armed men, on sighting the police operatives on patrol, opened fire on them.
“The police operatives engaged the armed robbers and demobilised one out of the four-member armed robbery gang,” he said.
The PPRO added that the other gang members fled the scene with the truck.
Ikenga said one AK-47 rifle and six rounds of live ammunition were among the items recovered from the scene.
He further disclosed that the police were investigating the incident, and have also launched an operation to track down the fleeing suspects.