TWO of the armed robbers who stormed a police station and killed officers in Otukpo, Benue State yesterday were intercepted by the police and killed in a duel.
The thieves after storming the police station and disarming the officers robbed several banks, including First Bank, United Bank for Africa, Zenith Bank, Access, and Stanbic Bank, and stole an undisclosed sum of money.
According to Catherine Anene, spokesman for the Benue State Police Command, security personnel encountered the robbers near the Otukpo-Taraku route and killed two of them.
The statement read in part, “On 20/10/2023 at about 1615hrs, armed robbers invaded Access, First, Zenith, UBA and Stanbic bank Otukpo simultaneously.
“The Otukpo Divisional Police Officer, CSP. John Adikwu and other Police teams in the area engage them in a gun dwell but were unable to prevent their attack on the banks.
“More police teams in collaboration with other security agents were deployed to Otukpo to assist in stabilizing the area and prevent these robbers from escaping.
“The robbers who were intercepted along Otukpo-Taraku road engaged officers in a gun duel and two of the robbers died in the process.
“Other gang members abandoned their vehicles and escaped into the forest area and are been chased by the police.
“The DPO who sustained a gunshot injury on his stomach and three other police officers have been confirmed dead at the hospital.
“Other persons who sustained injuries in the bank have been moved to the hospital for treatment. Investigation is ongoing at the moment”
