Suspected bandits launched a coordinated attack on the Abaji Divisional Police Headquarters and a First Bank branch in Abuja on Thursday evening around 5:00 PM.
The assailants, approximately 15 in number, targeted both the police facility and the bank simultaneously. During the violent encounter, a police officer and two suspects were killed.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident.
She stated that a combined operation involving police operatives and the military resulted in a gunfight with the armed men, leading to the casualties.
Three suspects were apprehended by the security forces, including a purported leader of the gang identified as Usman. Additionally, reports indicate that angry mobs in the area set one of the deceased suspects’ bodies ablaze.
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