Police foil robbery attack, kill three suspected criminals in Benue

Operatives of the Benue State Police Command person successfully thwarted a suspected equipped robbery cognition and killed 3 alleged robbers during a fierce gunfight on the Vaase–Chito Road successful Ukum Local Government Area.

Security sources said the incidental occurred astatine astir 2:48 a.m. connected June 8 aft the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Gbeji Division received reports that equipped men believed to beryllium bandits were attacking travelers and robbing them of their belongings connected the route.

Following the intelligence, the DPO mobilised a patrol squad alongside members of the Community Volunteer Guards and proceeded to the area.

According to the sources, the equipped suspects opened occurrence instantly they sighted the approaching information operatives, triggering a weapon battle.

The combined information squad responded with superior firepower, starring to the neutralisation of 3 suspects. Some of the deceased were reportedly wearing subject camouflage uniforms.

Several different members of the pack fled the country connected motorcycles, with information sources suspecting that immoderate escaped with gu...