Suspected member of armed robbery gang apprehended by F-SARS operatives in Rivers

A suspect who is alleged to be a member of an armed robbery gang was arrested on Monday morning by the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

An eyewitness present at the scene said the gang members were escaping from an operation when they met a gridlock caused by some taxi drivers who were parked to pick up passengers on Kalabari Street in Mile One – Diobu area around 6 am.

Due to the parked taxi drivers on the road, the armed robbers were said to have shot into the air in order to force a way of escape, but the gunshot drew the attention of the F-Sars operatives close to the scene.

Another witness said the “deafening sound” of the gun battle by the armed robbers and the F-sars woke him up from sleep.

“The armed robbers were trying to pass here (Kalabari Street) around 6am. I believe they were returning from an operation somewhere. But some taxi drivers were loading on the road and causing traffic jam.

“The armed robbers got angry over the traffic jam and started shooting into the air to clear the road, not knowing that F-SARS men were close. Immediately the F-SARS men arrived, they took positions; some of them went into the gutter.

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“When the robbers noticed that gunshots were being fired by the F-SARS operatives, they left their Toyota Highlander and guns and escaped on foot.

“But the F-SARS men managed to catch one of them and recovered the bag of money and the vehicle before taking them to the Mile One Police Station,” the source said.

The Rivers Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Nnamdi Omoni, confirmed the incident saying: “I heard about it, but I have not been fully briefed.”