Otukpo robbery incident: Police arrest four, kill two suspects in gun duel

Four robbery suspects believed to be part of the gang that attacked banks and a police station at Otukpo, Benue State have been arrested by the Police along Otukpo-Taraku road, Benue State on Saturday.

It would be recalled that the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Otukpo, Chief Superintendent John Adikwu, three other police officers, and three civilians lost their lives in the bloody robbery incident on Friday.

They carted away undisclosed sums.

Spokesperson for the command, SP Sewuese Anene, in a press statement issued on Saturday saying two of the bank robbers were killed during the gun battle with a team of security reinforcement along the Otukpo/Taraku Federal Highway with many of them scampering into the forest.

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SP Anene further noted that the police are currently on the heels of the suspects with a view to apprehend them.

The Benue state Police command says it has killed two and arrested four of the armed robbers that attacked commercial banks in Otukpo.

The robbers operated for two hours without being challenged by security operatives.

According to sources in Otukpo, the robbers came in numbers and attacked four commercial banks, most of which are located opposite the Divisional Police Headquarters.

Meanwhile, governor Hyacinth Alia, has condemned the armed robbery attacks.

According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Alia, Tersoo Kulo, the governor described the robbery incident as an affront on the state; especially that it took place at the exact time the Security Council meeting was in progress in Government House Makurdi.

The Governor sympathized with the families of those who were gruesomely murdered by the robbers during the robbery.