Okija Battle: 7 feared dead as police, robbers clash

NO fewer than seven persons, three police men and four suspected armed robbers, were feared dead during a gun battle on Friday night at Okija, Anambra State along the Onitsha – Owerri expressway.
It was gathered that the robbers, who dressed in camouflagged army uniforms and were driving in a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), had double-crossed the police patrol team, made up of members of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP)’s Special Task Force on Heinous Crimes for Zone C, and
opened fire. In the ensuing gun battle, seven persons died, three on the side of the police and four on the side of the robbers.One police man was also injured.
According to an eye witness, when the heat of the superior fire power of the IGP’s squad became unbearable for the surviving members of the gang, they abandoned their car and fled with gunshot wounds.