Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command attached to the Lugbe Divisional Police Headquarters in the early hours of Friday, engaged in a gun battle with a 15-man armed robbery gang.

In the process, the robbers sustained various degrees of gun wounds, while cars, laptops, television sets  and other valuables were recovered from them.

The above, according to the police, followed the receipt of a distress call at about 2am at Lugbe Divisional Police Headquarters that a 15-man Armed robbery gang was operating at a compound in Kapuwa. Tactical and intelligence assets on duty drifted swiftly to the scene giving a hot chase to the criminals who had at that moment successfully gained access and removed personal effects from the said house and were on the run.

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A statement issued on Friday by the FCT Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP  Josephine Adeh read: “Upon sighting the gallant and aggressive advancement of the Police Team, the criminals engaged them in a gun duel but couldn’t match up with the superior firepower of the team. They retreated with various degrees of injuries while the Police recovered every single effect initially removed.

“While an aggressive manhunt continues simultaneously with the investigation, the procedure to release stolen items to the owners has commenced, as normalcy has since been restored to the situation. The stolen and recovered items are: a Honda Accord with REG NO. BWR778BK, Peugeot 307 with REG NO. MKA496BC, five (5) flat-screen televisions, eight (8) pairs of shoes, different types and sizes of clothes, including a uniform, one mini laptop, four (4) ATM Cards, one (1) iPad, one (1) Play station with two (2) gaming pads and one Apple wrist watch”.