Three dead bodies of suspected armed robbers were displayed by the
Anambra State Police Command at the headquarters of the state Anti
Robbery Squad (SARS), Awkuzu on Wednesday, July 20.The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ali Okechukwu while displaying the bodies, said they got information about the activities of the robbers from a king pin earlier arrested by Delta State Police command and handed over to Anambra command.
According to Mr. Okechukwu, the three were gunned down by the operatives of the police command at Nibo while robbing their victims of their belongings. One Chuma Anyichie and unidentified female suspected robber were critically injured during a gun battle with the SARS operatives at Nnebisi road, Asaba, Delta state.
The state Police Public Relation Officer further said that both the king pin and two other female suspects with bullet injuries are receiving treatment in a undisclosed hospital.
Item recovered from them include Two AK47 rifles, twenty four rounds of live ammunition, one pump action, five locally made short guns, one machete, five expanded cartridges, one Toyota four runner Jeep, one pathfinder Nissan Jeep, and one Toyota Sienna, Others item include one AK Two gun, assorted handsets and suspected bag of Marijuana.
