The Police Command in Nasarawa State says a combined team of their men and the military neutralised two suspected armed robbers during a gun duel on Saturday.
DSP Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, made the disclosure to newsmen on Saturday in Lafia.
Nansel explained that at about 3:10 a.m., on Saturday, June 29, the Karshi Divisional Office in Karu Local Government Area (LGA) received a distress call about an ongoing robbery operation around Karshi By-Pass.
“Upon receipt of the information, Police operatives in collaboration with the military, swiftly moved to the scene.
“On sighting security agents, the armed robbers opened fired on the joint team where a gun duel ensued.
“Consequently, two of the criminals were fatally injured and rushed to the hospital, where they subsequently died while receiving treatment and others escaped with bullet wounds.
“The general area was combed by the combined team, where two suspects all men and indigenes of Bauchi State, but residents of Nyanya and Orange Market Mararaba, Karu LGA, were arrested in connection with the incident,” Nansel added.
The Police spokesperson further said that items recovered as exhibits from the suspects included three cartridges, three cutlasses, 19 mobile phones of different brands, two Laptops, and nine pairs of shoes among others.
The PPRO on behalf of Umar Nadada, the Commissioner of Police, appreciated the operatives for their gallantry and promised that the police would sustain the tempo.