Following a foiled attempted escape, the Police in Delta State have shot and killed a notorious armed robber and kidnapping kingpin, one Efe Ovuadu in Enwhe Forest.
A statement confirming the killing of the armed robbery suspect entitled ‘death of Notorious Kidnapping Suspect/recovery of locally made cut to size barrel gun’ noted that the suspect was a gang member of a group that kidnapped a 78 year old elderly man.
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It said, “In Thursday th October 2017, at about 6.30am, in continuation of investigation in respect of the kidnap of 78yrs old Office Ibikoro, one Efe Ovuadu, a suspect led police detectives to a forest in Enwhe to recover arms.
“After the recovery of a locally made cut to size barrel gun, while returning, the police vehicle had a flat tyre along the road. While fixing the tyre, the suspect jumped into the bush in order to escape.
After a hot chase, he was shot and re-arrested and rushed to the hospital at Oleh General Hospital for treatment but gave up the ghost, for loss of blood.
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