At least three people have been killed after a deadly shooting among some notorious armed thieves and Nigeria police officers in collaboration with the military in the capital of the nation.
The territory of the Federal Capital, Public Relations officer of the FCT Police, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday.
According to Josephine, the operation, which took place on Wednesday night, began with a call of anguish to the Divisional Police officer, DPO of the De-Dei division 'to' around 11:50 pm with respect to a theft violent in Filin-Dabo village.
She said that the DPO, who responded quickly, warned of the anti-Kidnapping unit of the command and subsequently coordinated with agents of the 102 Battalion, the Guard Brigade, the Civil Task Force and the local guards groups to mobilize to the scene .
“When detecting the joint security equipment, the six -members gang tried to flee to the nearby bushes, launching an ambush to the operational.
“However, security personnel responded with higher fire power, involving criminals in a fierce exchange.
“Despite their attempts to escape, the suspects were subjected. The suspect who suffered several bullet wound titles was transferred to the Kubwa Hospital, where three of them were confirmed by service doctors, while the other three suffered injuries and currently receive medical care, ”added the statement.
The PPRO also declared that the team recovered dangerous weapons, including an AK-47 rifle, three magazines, nineteen live rounds of 7.62 ammunition, two locally made guns and two knives.
They also recovered a taser, a mobile phone, a variety of charms and dry leaves suspected of being Indian hemp.