A member of a two-man robbery gang has confessed to killing his gang mate during a failed robbery operation in Bakery road, Azikoro village, Bayelsa State.
It was gathered that the suspect identified as Peter Napoleon turned himself to the Police after shooting his 25 year old colleague Thankgod Smith.
Confirming the incident on Sunday, spokesman of the State Police Command, Asinim Butswat, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
that the armed robber mistakenly shot and killed his partner.
Butswat said “On December 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.
“The suspected armed robber led Police detectives to an uncompleted building on Bakery Road, Azikoro Village, where the gun was recovered.”
