Armed Robbers Besiege Bank, Kills Customer

A three man armed robbery gang who laid siege on a customer of the United Bank of Africa (UBA), along the ever busy Nnebisi Road by Igbuzor Junction Asaba, the Delta State capital has killed the yet to be identified bank customer.

Trouble started Monday morning when the bandits who parked their Green Vento Wagon car parked along Umuago few kilometres away from the bank, awaiting for their unsuspected victim lunched an unsuccessful attack on him.

Eyewitnesses said the criminal swoop on the man in attempt to whisk the undisclosed sum of money away in a move that resembled a scene in Nollywood films.

“The man struggled with them in an attempt secure his money, the hooligans shot him on the chest, hurriedly entered their waiting car and sped away”.

Following the gun shot, other customers of the bank, passers-by and mobile police officers attached to the bank took to their heels scampering for safety.

Another eyewitness who simply identified himself as Jude expressed bitterness over the lackadaisical attitude of the security operatives attached to the bank, “they were nowhere to be found when duty called. I have seen them severally harassing taxi driver and tricycle riders, extorting them of their hard earned money”, he alleged.

The eyewitness said after the show of muscles by the man and the lawbreakers, the man was shot, “but he quickly ran into the bank with money while the robbers escaped”.

According to the eyewitness, the mobile police officer attached to the bank was in a restaurant eating when the incidence occurred.

He alleged that at the release of gunshot, the officer quickly pulled off his uniform, hid his gun and walked out with a BYC under wear and a boxer on him.

“One of the armed robber was wearing a red cap, white long leaf T-shirt and jacket, on the T-shirt, No. 3 was written on it and he carried a locally made pistol. The bank is still with the money running into millions of naira”, he alleged further.

Contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Delta State Police Command, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, simply said, “Investigation is ongoing. That is what I can tell you for now”.

Also contacted, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Mr Ogbo Asaba said, “The body of the man has just being deposited at the mortuary. The guy couldn’t make it”.