Nigeria, Nov. 2 -- The police in Ebonyi State have killed two suspected members of a criminal gang in the state.

Police spokesperson in the state Joshua Ukandu, in a statement on Saturday, said the suspects were killed during a shootout with security operatives at their hideout in Iyonu Community, Ishielu Local Government Area of the state.

Mr Ukandu, a deputy superintendent of police, said the operation, which was conducted at the Iyonu-Idodo forest, followed a tip-off about the gang's activities in the area.

The police spokesperson said the hoodlums opened fire upon sighting the police team, leading to a "fierce exchange of gunfire" during which two suspects were killed.

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