The Gombe State Police Command, on Friday, said it neutralised a suspected member of an armed robber gang in a gun duel, while three other members of the gang were arrested and six escaped with bullet wounds.
The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Sharif Saad, said the control room was alerted that a gang of notorious armed robbers who specialised in terrorising residents of Gombe metropolis, especially Arawa, Malam inna and Nayi nawa quarters of the state were currently in Arawa quarters.
The statement partly read, “The suspected robbers invaded the residence of Alhaji Gidado Muhammad Sani, at Arawa Quarters, shooting sporadically and robbing them of their valuable property. The robbers injured Sani’s security man, Mohammed Abdullahi, on his head, left hand, and back.
“On sighting the operatives, the armed robbers engaged them in a gun duel and one of the deadly robbers, Alias Albaru, was neutralised, while Adamu Usman, alias Bali, 22; Mustapha Abdullahi, alias Jammaye, 22; and Abdullahi Hussaini, alias Danbasi, 21, were arrested and six others on the run with suspected bullet wounds. Part of the exhibits robbed from the victims was recovered as effort is placed to arrest the fleeing suspects.”
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