The armourer of a notorious gang has been killed when the police in Delta State raided criminal hideouts.
One AK-47 rifle and three magazines were seized from the deceased suspect on June 23, 2023, in Warri.
The state Police spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement.
The police said the suspected armourer was shot in the leg as he attempted to escape, but died in the hospital, Edafe said.
The Divisional Police Officer, ‘A’ Division Warri, CSP T.Y Mahmud, led operatives of the division in line with the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Wale Abass, to DPOs and Area Commanders on the need to sanitise their areas of responsibilities by ensuring that criminals do not find comfort in the state.
Mahmud led operatives of the division and stormed the hideouts of a criminal gang located along Stadium Road, Warri, where the suspect was nabbed at 6:45 pm.
Upon interrogation, he confessed to being a member and armourer of the dreaded ‘Bobone’ armed robbery group terrorising Warri and its environs.
He also gave the police additional information on the location of the other gang members and later led the police operatives to their hideouts along Chevron Road, where the policemen, on approaching the hideouts, came under serious attack by his gang members.
Edafe said his gang members escaped with gunshot injuries, adding that a manhunt had been launched for the fleeing gang members.
