Brave woman in Abia overpowers armed robber, seizes loaded pistol in Abia

A 30-year-old woman has overpowered an armed robber who attempted to rob her of her belongings at gun point in the Umunkama community, a suburb of Ohanku/Ngwa Road area of Aba town, in Abia State.

According to reports, the criminal gained access into the woman’s apartment at night and pointed a fully loaded pistol on her forehead, while demanding for phone, available cash and other valuables in the house.

But, according to eyewitnesses, the young woman summoned courage and grabbed the intruder with his pointed gun and shouted, thereby attracting neighbours who immediately came to the scene and assisted in overpowering him.

Members of a local vigilante group were also alerted to the scene to hand over the thief over to the police.

Residents of the area are reportedly overjoyed by the bravery of the woman.

The residents later recognised the suspect to be a welder who owns a workshop in the area.

On interrogation, the bandit asked for the removal of a charm and ring he wore on one of his fingers, and soon after confessed to being a senior member of a notorious gang that had been terrorising the people of the area and neighbouring communities in Aba South and Ugwunagbo Council Areas.

The criminal also confessed to having another loaded pistol with live ammunition in his house, and led the local vigilante to the spot to retrieve it before he was beaten and handed over to the Ndiegoro Divisional Police station for further questioning and possible prosecution.

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