This picture taken on June 5, 2013 shows Nigerian police part of the joint forces in Borno state posing prior to a patrol in Maiduguri. | AFP/Quentin Leboucher
Delta state police command at Uvwie LGA in Delta state have killed a notorious armed robber known as Tompolo.
The deceased is not be confused with the former Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo, who was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in February, 2016.
According to reports, Tompolo and his gang were involved in a shootout with the police and local vigilante members when he was shot. The incident happened on Saturday 9th of April 2017.
The gang members were robbing an unidentified woman at gunpoint around 5 am when they were accosted by the policemen. Tompolo was shot dead while 3 others sustained gunshot wounds.
Tompolo had been terrorising the community before his death.
The Divisional Police Officer of Enerhen, CSP Hassan Galadima said: ” I’m aware of the incident. It’s not just the vigilante that killed the robber. They were on patrol with the police. We shot him and the rest escaped with bullet wounds. We recovered from them some expended and live cartridges inside the gun.”
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