Gun Duel: Police Kill Suspected ‘One Chance’ Member, Arrest Accomplice

Linus Aleke in Abuja 

The operatives of the FCT Police Command attached to the Anti-One Chance Unit have arrested six suspects, killed one, rescued a victim, and recovered their operational vehicle during a sustained onslaught against armed robbery and one-chance criminal syndicates within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs. 

The command, in a statement yesterday, revealed that on August 6, 2025, while on routine patrol with two vehicles, the officers sighted a victim, later identified as Angel Patrick, being pushed out of a moving vehicle along the Kubwa Expressway. 

“In a swift response, one team stopped to rescue the victim, immediately conveying her to Zankwochi Hospital, Mabushi, for urgent medical attention, while the second team, comprising undercover officers, pursued the fleeing suspects to the Aso area of Mararaba, Nasarawa State. 

“Following a hot chase and a fierce gun duel, the suspects were forcefully halted. Five were arrested at the scene: Jude Simon of Mararaba, Emmanuel Akor, Daniel Benson, Uche Thomas, and Tope Ola, all males from Mpape who had been on the command’s wanted list.

“Their operational vehicle, a dark grey Toyota Corolla, was recovered. One suspect was neutralised during the exchange of fire and later confirmed dead at Asokoro General Hospital,” the statement disclosed.

Investigations, he said further, revealed that one of the suspects, Jude Simon, was arrested in December 2024, charged, and remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre for the same offence. 

Exhibits recovered from the suspects, he said, include one vehicle, six ATM cards suspected to belong to previous victims, one jackknife, a cash sum of N115,000, and other personal items suspected to belong to previous victims. 

The suspects, who freely confessed to being “one chance” operators, admitted they had been involved in the crime for several years. 

The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, while applauding the bravery and professionalism of the officers, reaffirmed the command’s firm commitment to flushing out criminal elements from the FCT. 

He also urged residents to remain vigilant when boarding vehicles and to patronise only approved motor parks.