The hoodlums, upon sighting the police team, shot sporadically at them; the deceased was maimed on his leg while attempting to escape from the scene.
The police command in the state said it had launched a manhunt for the fleeing suspects to apprehend and prosecute them.
Mr Edafe said the suspect was neutralised on Thursday by the police operatives attached to the “B Division”, Warri, during a gun duel.
Mr Owohunwa ordered a sanction on the officers who allegedly harassed a young lady seeking justice from the station.
Police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the incident on Thursday.
Armed hoodlums numbering about five had robbed an Airtel Communication site in Okokomaiko when they were engaged in a gun duel by the police.
The man was part of an armed robbery gang that robbed a POS operator of N400,000 and her phone, killed and injured another two persons.
A new Code of Conduct by the FCT security committee has prohibited vigilante groups in the nation’s capital from using firearms for their operations.
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Daniel Amah, rejected the $200,000 bribe to sweep a $750,000 fraud case under the carpet.
A witness told journalists that the incident followed the refusal of a driver to give money to the police personnel at a checkpoint in the area.
