Photos: Police arrest two armed robbers after gun battle in Bayelsa

A four-man theft gang engaged with a group of policemen in a weapon fight in Bayelsa on Sunday, toward the finish of which two of them were captured.

A representative for the command, DSP Asinim Butswat, who affirmed the capture on Sunday, said that the furnished burglars working in a tricycle with a locally made gun robbed one Kelly Effiong at Ebis Road, Biogbolo of one Techno telephone estimated to be at #45,000, and an ITEL telephone estimated at #4.500.


On sighting a parole group the equipped robbers drew in the policemen in a gun fight.

The policemen discharged back at the outfitted looters and captured one Precious John, 19yrs, who was shot on the leg and recovered a local gun from, him, the tricycle driver Abubakar Iliyasu, 26, was additionally captured, other suspects got away with bullet wounds.

The command has strengthened exertion to capture the escaping suspects.