Millions Looted as Gunmen Attack Bank, School in Bauchi

Destroy GSM Installations
Daredevil gunmen in the early hours of Sunday attacked the First Bank Plc branch in Yana, capital of Shira local government area of Bauchi State, carting away millions of Naira.

Pointblanknews.com gathered that prior to the attack, which began at about 2 am, the gunmen raided and torched

the police divisional headquarters.
The fire killed a five-year old girl.
The gunmen also destroyed the masts of MTN, Glo and Etisalat, torched the school bus of Government Girls Secondary School, Yana, and stole the principal's private car.

“Having succeeded in burning down the police station, the gunmen moved to the bank and, using cutters and blow torches, accessed the safe,” offered a source.

“From the scale of the attack, and the cash looted from the bank's safe, there may have been insider information as banks don't normally keep huge amounts of cash over the weekend,” he added.

Confirming the attacks, Police public relations officer in the state, Haruna Mohammed said the attacks began at about 2.30am.

His terse statement read, “On the 20/04/2014 at about 0230hrs, unknown Gunmen Stormed Yana Town at Shira LGA and set ablaze Staff quarters, Sch Bus of GGSS Yana.

“Eight Man (sic) Block Rank and file quarters, Gsm Mars (mast) for Mtn,Glo,and Etisalat. Suspects further attacked a branch of first bank and destroyed the Vault.

Meanwhile, apart from a 5yr old girl who was burnt to death,no other casualties as all the students are intact while the private vehicle of the school principal was taken away by the hoodlums,” said Mohammed.

He added that a combined team of ” security forces are on their trail.”

The attack came barely a week after several gunmen attacked the Shira site of Mothercat, a local construction company, carting away boxes of dynamite.