GUN BATTLE BETWEEN POLICEMEN AND ROBBERS CLAIM THE LIVES OF FOUR POLICEMEN AND ONE WELDER AT EZZAMGBO, OHAUKWU IN EBONYI STATE:
Otu Obiahu, AJM NEWS
Wednesday, 29/07/2020
Tragedy struck on today in Ezzamgbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, when a group of dare devil armed robbers at about few minutes to 4: PM, attacked a Bullion Van and some policemen escorting the Van.
AJM NEWS gathered that the robbers whose sole target was to cart away the money in the Bullion Van, or take away the Van from the security details, if possible, ended up killing four policemen, and a nearby Welder, bringing the total number of dead persons to five.
However, the driver of the Bullion Van who never lost control of the Van, succeeded in running away with the vehicle, with one front tyre of the Van deflated by bullets.
According to an eye witness, Barr. Aleke who spoke with AJM NEWS Correspondent, “the robbers came with 3 cars, attacked the officers, took away the slayed police riffles and escaped”.
He said: “It was at 3:58 pm, a Highlander Jeep parked near Watchman Charismatic along Enugu/ Abakaliki Express Way between Ezzamgbo junction and Nkwo brigde.
“When the Bullion Van was approaching, the Jeep that was parked beside the road wanted to enter the road in an open attempt to block the police escort, the police charged at the Jeep; all thought that the driver was drunk.
“Immediately the Bullion Van wanted to pass, the Jeep repeated the attempt, but could not succeed.
The other two cars, a Lexus car and one other car were parked at Emmanuel Onwe’s Filling Station at the beginning of the flyover at Ezzamgbo junction. On sighting the police escort and the van, the armed robbers opened fire at the police, the police expectedly reacted but it shocked everyone that the robbers were armed with charms that bewildered the police.
“The criminals targeted the heads of the police men and killed four, carted away three rifles, one police officer who was hit by a stray bullet, collected the riffle of one of the fallen officer and ran inside Eke Ezzamgbo Market/ Motor Park.
“With trail of blood, he later got weak as a result of loss of blood and strength following the gun shot wound.
“Also, during the shoot out, one Chinedu from Ezza who was a welder was shot to dead by the hoodlums making it five, as many ran for their lives.
“In the cause of the gun battle, one other boy from Ndiegu Onwe Ntsurakpa Ezzamgbo was also shot on his waist and was later rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abakaliki.
“After about 10 minutes of the tragic event, a team of Police Patrol arrived the scene, but then the armed robbers had left through Umuebe Ezzamgbo road”.
Meanwhile, the dead bodies of the slain officers had been deposited at the Comprehensive Mortuary, Ngbo Court Area, Ngbo Ohaukwu local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
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