JOINT SECURITY TEAM KILL SUSPECTED GUNMA IN ABIA

REPORTER: JOHN MADUAGWU

An unidentified gunman has lost his life following a confrontation with security agents at Aba, Abia State.

Confirming the development in a statement, the spokesman of Abia State Police Command, Mrs. Maureen Chinaka, said security agents comprising police, Nigerian Army and members of Operation Crush, while on patrol in Aba, sighted vehicles suspected to be carrying armed men, moving towards Port Harcourt Express Road and went in pursuit.

The statement explained that upon intercepting the suspected hoodlums around Umuode Village and exchanging gunfire, they were overpowered and took to flight, leaving behind a blood-stained sienna vehicle and a Toyota Highlander SUV with the corpse of an unidentified suspect.

The statement said, while the corpse of the gunman had been deposited at the morgue, investigation into the matter had already commenced.

It assured the public that efforts were ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects and urged them to report any suspicious activities or individuals with bullet wounds to the nearest police station, as their cooperation was crucial in maintaining law and order in the state.

EDITED BY CHUKWUBUIKE MADU