Men of the Nigeria Police Force in Delta State have killed a notorious armed robber known as ‘Tompolo’.
The deceased is not to be confused with the former Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo, who was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in February, 2016.
According to reports, the notorious ”Tompolo” and his gang were involved in a shootout with the police and local vigilante members when he was reportedly shot at Uvwie LGA.
The incident happened on Saturday, April 9, 2017, Nigerian Eye reports.
The gang members were robbing an unidentified woman at gunpoint around 5 am when they were accosted by the policemen. ‘Tompolo’ was shot dead while 3 others sustained gunshot wounds.
‘Tompolo’ had been terrorising the community before his death.
The Divisional Police Officer of Enerhen, CSP Hassan Galadima said: ” I’m aware of the incident. It’s not just the vigilante that killed the robber. They were on patrol with the police. We shot him and the rest escaped with bullet wounds. We recovered from them some expended and live cartridges inside the gun.”