Two Bank Robbers killed In Benue State During Gun Battle
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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in Benue State killed two of the armed robbers who attacked a police station and killed some officers in Otukpo, Benue State on Friday.
The robbers before attacking the police station, had raided some banks including First Bank, United Bank for Africa, Zenith Bank, Access, and Stanbic Bank, and carted away unverified amounts of money.
However, In a statement on Saturday by the Benue State Police Command spokesman, Catherine Anene, she narrated how the security operatives intercepted the robbers along Otukpo-Taraku road 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 engaged 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 battle and two of the robbers were gunned down in the process.”