By Uchenna Ezeadigwe 


A suspected armed robber was gunned down at in the early hours of Sunday  Oct. 20 at Awka, Anambra State capital after stealing handbags from women returning from work.


 The suspect, who was found with ₦600, lipstick, Nokia torch phone and 2 cubes of knoor Maggi, was shot around 6am by bamboo bus stop, Ifite village in Awka.


A female victim (name withheld) who was returning from a popular joint in Awka ( Nwaoke Udi) were she had carried out her night duty, said the hoodlums comprising three robbed her of her phone and other items but only one of them was gunned down while others escaped.


“I’m coming back from work, and one other girl who was going to church just came out of their lodge gate, and the three men approached me and started asking what I had in my bag. The girl who was going to church saw them and flung her bag into the bush. They searched my bag and saw the phone and money and they took the bag. 


"Then the other girl started running into her lodge. After collecting my bag, I was told to run without looking at my back. While I ran towards the bush, one of the robbers pursued me, the other two chased after the other girl. While this was going on, a local security man emerged and shot at the robber, killing him, while the other two fled," she alleged.

 

Our reporter gathered that the corpse of the suspected robber lying in a pool of his blood, was still  in the area as at the time of filing this report and the State Police command has not also commented on the incident