Two suspected armed robbers were killed at Bangi in Mariga Local Government of Niger State following a gun duel with operatives of state Police command, a police source told our correspondent on Thursday.
It was gathered that men of the Mariga Divisional Police, acting on a tip-off, arrested one of the suspected armed robbers at the ever-busy Mariga market.
The suspect, Mamman Sodangi, was taken to the station for questioning, where it was discovered that his bag contained three AK 47 rifles, 50 rounds of live ammunition and three magazines.
The suspect confessed that he belonged to a gang of armed robbers that had been terrorising residents of the area including neighbouring states of Kebbi, Zamfara and Kaduna, particularly on market days.
He said the gang leader resided at Farin Shinga near Kontagora in Niger state.
He led the operatives to the village, where the gang leader, Buba Jabbi, was arrested.
The source explained that other members of the gang, however, laid an ambush for the policemen on their way back to Mariga, which led to a shootout between the police and the bandits.
The Policemen were said to have gunned down two of the robbers, who were shot below the abdomen but couldn’t survive, as they were said to have later died at the General Hospital, Bangi, where they were on admission.
In the same vain, the Police also arrested one suspect, Abubakar Mohammed, believed to be a member of Miyetti Allah Association from Karu, who was in possession of 20 rounds of live ammunition and a magazine.
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