By Francis Ogbuagu
A four-man armed robbery gang operating in Ubiaja,Esan South Local Government Area of Edo State was on Sunday morning bursted by a vigilantee group in Ubiaja, killing one of the suspects with a female wig.
Wawa Reporters gathered that the suspects invaded Ogbiede Medical Centre Ubiaja,robbing staff and relatives of patients in admission.
A source told Wawa Reporters,that while the operation lasted,a distress call was made to security agents and members of the Ubiaja Vigilantee group. They responded and on the robbers sighting the vigilantee group opened fire on them, At the process one of suspectedrobbers, simply identified as Osagie with a female wig was killed and three of them were apprehended.
Those arrested were taken to Ubiaja Police station, while the body of the dead was deposited at the mortuary.
Items recovered from them include,one locally made cut-to-size single barrel gun,live and expanded cartridges and mobile phones.
The Police Public Relation Officer of the Edo State Police Command,SP Chidi Nwabuozor,when contacted said he was in a meeting and text message sent to his mobile phones was not replied as at filing this report.
