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Notorious armed robber gunned down in Edo

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March 2, 2022
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Operatives of the Edo State Police Command, have gunned down a notorious armed robber in Uromi.

Acting on credible information the notorious armed robber/cultist purporlarly known as Ekata and an escapee of the Edo State Correctional Center, Benin, during the October 2020 Endsars protest, who has been on the Command’s wanted list, was sighted somewhere in Uromi town in company of his other gang members.

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Going further in a statement, SP Kontongs Bello, the Edo State Police Command Public Relations Officer(PPRO) stated, “on receipt of the information, the Area Commander Uromi immediately deployed team of police operatives to the location, on sighting the team of operatives, the gang opened fire on them, while the team gallantly responded. In the ensuing gun duel, one Fidelis Ekata who is the gang leader of the armed robbers/cultists, sustained gunshot injuries and was rushed to General Hospital, Uromi, for treatment but was confirmed dead by the Doctor on duty, while other gang members escaped with gunshot injuries.

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“Efforts are on to ensure the arrest of the fleeing gang members. The following items were recovered from the dead gang leader. One cut to size gun and one live cartridge.

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“Philip Ogbadu, the Commissioner of Police Edo State Command, while commending the gallantry exhibited by the team, advised criminals in the State to eschew criminality or risk been arrested.”

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