Police kill robbery suspect in Delta Community

     *Recover arms and ammunition

WARRI- The Nigerian Police says it shot dead an armed robbery suspect in Jesse, Ethiope-West Local Government Area of Delta State on Thursday (Today) dead and recovered 3 AK- 47 rifle, 192 live cartridges, two  dynamite and an Audi car from him.

The Divisional Police Officer,CSP Lawrence Olorunso declined comments on the matter when he was contacted.

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However, a Police source who craved anonymity said,”At about 3.30pm this afternoon, information got to the DPO SP Lawrence Olorunso of the presence of strange guys in town with an Audi car.”

The Police said the Divisional Police Officer quickly mobilized his men to comb round the town.

The source further claimed that,”The Police noticed the car parked at Mission road with three of the Suspects sitting in a shop besides it.

“On sighting the police, they flew and this made the police to be more suspicious. When they searched the car, they discovered the AK 47 and other ammunition that was when they chased them into the bush and one of them was gunned down in that process.”

Contacted,the Delta State Acting Police Public Relations Officer,DSP Andrew Aniamaka confirmed the report saying,”the incident actually happened.”

DSP Aniamaka stated that the police recovered three AK47 rifles and two dynamites from the suspect.

He explained that he was shot dead during a hot chase by the by the police stressing that in due time, the Police will make other information’s available to the pr