Four killed as security operatives engage robbers in a gun battle in Imo
A gang of four robbers
has been killed after their gang engaged a combined team of military men and
police officers for hours in a gun battle at Umuaka in the Njaba local government
area of Imo state.
According to eyewitness
reports, the robbers were in the area to rob POS operative before the security agents
responded swiftly based on a tip-off.
Upon sighting the
operatives, the robbers opened fire, and the security operatives responded immediately
leading to the instant death of three of them while the other one died in the
hospital.
A
source said :
“It
was a heavy gun battle. The residents of the area ran away owing to the
intensity of the gun battle. At end of the day, four robbers were neutralized.
The robbers came to rob POS operatives.”
Police spokesperson for the command, Micheal Abattam
confirmed the incident.
