Armed robber shot partner

An armed robber died from his partner’s bullet
during a foiled robbery attack on one Francis
Chibueze, along Bakery road, Azikoro village,
Yenagoa.
Confirming the incident on Sunday, the
spokesman of the State Police Command, DSP
Asinim Butswat, told the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) that the armed robber mistakenly shot and
killed his partner.
“On Dec. 22, at about 8 p.m., a gang of two
armed robbers attacked one Francis Chibueze of
Bakery Road, Azikoro Village, Yenagoa.
“As they were trying to attack their victim, one the
robbers mistakenly shot and killed his partner,
while the victim, Chibueze, escaped unhurt.
“The deceased armed robber was identified as
Thankgod Smith, a 25 years old man, and the
partner who shot him is Peter Napoleon, 23,’’
Butswat told NAN.
He said the suspect came to the Azikoro Police
Station on Dec. 23, and turned himself in.
The spokesman said the suspect confessed to the
armed robbery and killing of his gang member.
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“The suspected armed robber led Police
detectives to an uncompleted building on Bakery
Road, Azikoro Village, where the gun was
recovered,” he said.