By Titus Atondu, Makurdi
A suspected armed robber was shot dead by men of the Nigerian Police along Lafia /Makurdi road after several hours of gun battle in the late hours of Wednesday.
Benue State Police Command disclosed this in a Press release signed by the Police Public Relations officer, DSP Anene Sewuese Catherine for the Commissioner of Police on Thursday and made available to Nigerian NewDirect.
The PPRO explained that in the late hours of Wednesday, a team of Police officers on patrol encountered armed robbers dress in military and police uniforms rubbing commuters of their belongings.
DSP Anene further explained that on sighting the police, the robbers engaged the police in a gun battle for several hours and were overpowered by the police response and repelled to a nearby bush, one of the robbers sustained gunshot injuries and was rushed to Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi,where he was confirmed dead and the corpse deposited in the hospital morgue while investigation is still in progress.
The PPRO further stated that the deployment of more Police team on Lafia/ Makurdi route for routine patrols was informed by the reports about regrouping of armed robbers and attacks on the route.