{"id":68899,"date":"2025-06-24T10:43:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T10:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=68899"},"modified":"2025-06-24T10:43:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T10:43:14","slug":"police-foils-abuja-robbery-after-fierce-gun-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/06\/24\/police-foils-abuja-robbery-after-fierce-gun-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Foils Abuja Robbery After Fierce Gun Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Samuel Adeola<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A swift response by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Police Command on Monday thwarted a robbery attempt in Zone E Extension, Apo Resettlement, Abuja, following a distress call from a commercial motorcyclist who reported gunfire in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The Command\u2019s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed that police operatives engaged the robbers in a fierce gun duel.<\/p>\n<p>Reinforcements, led by Deputy Commissioner of Police Isyaku Sharu, arrived promptly and overpowered the assailants, forcing them to flee into the surrounding hills.<\/p>\n<p>A joint manhunt by the police and local vigilantes is underway to track down the fleeing suspects.<\/p>\n<p>During the operation, three injured victims were rescued, and a light green Toyota Corolla with registration number GWA 620 AU was recovered at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>The victims were rushed to Sahad Hospital in Apo for medical attention. Unfortunately, one of them succumbed to injuries and has been deposited in the hospital morgue.<\/p>\n<p>FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Ajao Adewale, extended his condolences to the deceased\u2019s family and reaffirmed the Command\u2019s commitment to protecting lives and property across the territory.<\/p>\n<p>He urged residents, especially those around Apo, to report any individual with gunshot wounds or suspicious injuries, assuring the public of confidentiality.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the public can reach the police via 08032003913 or 08028940883.<\/p>\n<p>The Commissioner also called on residents to remain vigilant, law-abiding, and collaborative in the fight against criminality within the FCT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samuel Adeola &nbsp; A swift response by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Police Command on Monday thwarted a robbery attempt in Zone E Extension, Apo Resettlement, Abuja, following a distress call from a commercial motorcyclist who reported gunfire in the area. The Command\u2019s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed that police operatives engaged the robbers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":68901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[181,172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68899"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68902,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68899\/revisions\/68902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}