By Peter Okolie
The Police Command in Imo says it has detained two suspected armed robbers and recovered a pistol and seven rounds of live ammunition.
DSP Henry Okoye, the command’s Public Relations Officer, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Owerri.
Okoye said that the suspects were arrested by operatives from Orji Division and the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit, following a distress call in Owerri on Wednesday.
The Command’s spokesman said: “Preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was washing his car at a car wash located at Mangrove, Aladinma, when the suspects approached him, robbed him of his gold chain at gunpoint, and fled the scene on a motorcycle.
“The victim, however, pursued the suspects in his vehicle and succeeded in knocking them down.
“They were subsequently overpowered and beaten by an angry mob before police operatives arrived at the scene and took them into custody.
“The suspects were rushed to police medical centre for medical attention but would be arraigned for the appropriate criminal charges at the earliest possible time” .
Okoye commended the prompt response of operatives and the cooperation of members of the public.
He, however, reiterated the warning by the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Audu Bosso, against mob action and jungle justice.
He urged the public to always allow the law to take its course. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)