Member of a robbery gang in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, was shot dead by his colleague while they were sharing their loot of the day.
It was
gathered that on 18th February 2019 a six-man robbery gang led by one
Ogilivie who is still at large burgled a house and stole a generator
plant which they sold.
Reports learnt that in the course of
sharing the money, one of the robbers, Gielaemi Ben ‘m’ 19 yrs,
protested that he was given the smaller amount and the principal
suspect, Oginivie, shot him dead afterwards.
The shot robber
reportedly slumped and died immediately, a development, which caused
confusion for other colleagues, who had no choice than to abandoned him
there and fled the scene.
According to CP Sholla David, the
Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State Command, in course of the
investigation, a team of policemen caught with one of the suspects,
Isaac Organ, was later arrested in Yenagoa after a fierce shootout with
the police.
“In the course of the investigation, operatives went
to arrest one of the suspects, Isaac Ogan, who engaged the Police in a
shoot-out. He was shot on the leg, and a locally made pistol was
recovered from him.
“The other suspects Victor Meremunya ‘m’ 30
yrs, Pereowei Ibiagbe ‘m’ 23years, Tibolayefa Louis ‘m’ 23years, Gift
Samuel age 22years have been arrested and detained, while the principal
suspect Ogilivie is at large.”
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