ROBBERY: Police Kill Suspect In Delta Hotel

A suspected kingpin of an armed robbery gang (name-witheld) who specialized in robbing occupants of different hostels in Ogwashi Uku Community near Asaba, Delta State, was yesterday killed by policemen during a gun duel. Police spokesperson, DSP Celestina Kalu, said police at Ogwashi Uku received information that armed robbers were robbing residents of Plantation Hostel along Ogbe-Ofu Quarters in the town.
Following the report, she said, a patrol team was immediately dispatched to the scene and on sighting the officers, the armed robbers opened fire on them and during the gun battle, one of them, suspected to be their leader was fatally wounded while others escaped. She, however, added that the injured gave up the ghost on the way to the hospital. Items recovered from the suspects include, one locally-made cut-to-size gun with one live and two expended cartridges.
DSP Kalu said police had spread their dragnet to arrest the fleeing suspected members of the gang. Meanwhile, five persons suspected to be cultists are now in police net for attacking Igbodo police station and beating up policemen on duty.