Armed robber steals car but dies in it before he could escape

ayodele johnson

July 5, 2018 11:06 AM

Hours after stealing a car with with his gang, an armed robber turned up dead in an accident.

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The vehicle was reportedly snatched at her residence on Wednesday, July 4, 2018.

According to Punch News, the police who responded to a distress call found the deceased dead hours after the car was stolen by his gang.

He had been involved in an accident while trying to escape with the vehicle.

“On Wednesday, a patrol team attached to the Sabon Gari Police Division received a distress call that armed robbers had attacked one Hajiya Aisha Abdullahi in her house at Sabuwar Unguwar Quarters, Katsina.

"They robbed her of one Toyota Highlander with number plate, AS 579 KTS.

“The police team swung into action and while moving towards the scene of the robbery, the policemen sighted a vehicle with the said description at an accident scene adjacent to GRA Jumamat mosque.

“The only occupant, suspected to be one of the robbers, died in the accident," state police commissioner Muhammadu Wakili confirmed.

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Three other suspects Sanusi Abdullahi, 22; Mansur Abdullahi, 21; and Aliyu Salisu, 22, involved in the robbery have been arrested says a Punch News report.

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