Notorious Robber Dies In a Shootout

A notorious armed robbery suspect, Uchenna Ngene, aka, Young Boy, who had been on the run for a very long time, has been shot dead by the police during exchange of gunfire.

Ngene was said to be a member of the notorious armed robbery gang which recently engaged the police in a shootout on Bisalla Roaod in Enugu State. The suspected robbers had earlier shot a victim at Edinburgh axis of Ogui Layout. Ngene had managed to escape after the clash with security personnel. He was also linked to the attack on Policemen at New heaven and Igbariam axis of the state where an inspector were shot dead. That was before the encounter with the police at Obiagu axis.

Enugu state Police public relation officer[PPRO], SP Ebere Amaraizu, said is a statement that following manhunt intelligent information, operatives of the special anti-robbery squad,[SARS] trailed the robbery suspect to his hideout at Akwuke in Enugu south local government area of the state. 

Amaraizu said that the suspect on sighting the operatives from the rooftop of the uncompleted building where he was taking refuge, quickly opened fire on the SARS men who responded and fatally injured the suspect. He was promptly rushed to the hospital for medical attention, but was lat6er confirmed dead by the medical doctor on duty.

His body has been deposited at the university of Nigeria teaching hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, mortuary. Recovered from the notorious armed robber's was an English made cut-to-size double barreled rifle with some expended and live cartridges."