Command, Abia State have shot dead an armed
robber while on stop and search duty at Bata
junction along Factory road area of the city.
Vanguard gathered that one of the gang members
died on the spot following injuries he sustained from
gunshot from the Police as he made to escape.
According to sources, the police were on a stop and
search operation at Bata junction on early morning
hours, Saturday, when they suspected the car of
the hoodlums and insisted on searching it.
The hoodlums, who pretended as if they were going
to comply, attacked the police as they fired sporadic
shots into the air while escaping.
Vanguard learnt that a member of the gang has
been arrested through a tip off and is now helping
the police in their investigation,
