Armed Robbers Killed 2policemen, Made Away with Money From 3ATMs
Armed robbers, last weekend,
robbed a bank branch in the premises of
University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, carting
away millions of naira from the bank's
Automated Teller Machines, ATMs.
It was collected that two policemen on duty
that night were killed while the private
guards were bound and locked up inside
the strongroom in the bank.
But a lady, who was in the company of the
private security guards at the time of the
robbery, sustained gunshot wounds.
The incident which occurred barely one
month after a similar robbery attack on
another bank branch on the campus,
According to Vanguard, has generated anxiety
among residents of the university
community.
Sources said the dare-devil robbers took
advantage of the downpour on Friday night
to launch the attack.
Said the source: "The robbers came in the
middle of the night and shot the two
policemen. One of them died on the spot
while the other died on the way to hospital.
"After that, they ordered the other guards
into the strongroom and tied them together.
With this, they operated without obstructions
and succeeded in removing the three ATMs.
"We also learnt that a girlfriend of one of the
security men was equally shot. They are
believed to be the gang behind the attack
on a nearby bank one month ago. It is a
strange development because we have not
witnessed such criminal activity on the
campus."
Three big holes from where the ATMs were
removed by the gang were seen.
The machines were said to have been fully
loaded with cash ahead of the weekend
withdrawals by customers and this may
have attracted the bandits who reportedly
spent sometime in the bank without being
challenged.
Contacted, spokesman of the Enugu State
Police Command, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu,
confirmed the robbery but said detectives
had swung into action to unravel what
actually happened that night.
Urging residents of the state to remain calm,
the police spokesman said the police were
on top of the situation.
"We are handling the incident as effort is on
to unravel the circumstances surrounding
the unfortunate incident," Amaraizu stated.
Vanguard learnt that the police are looking
at the possibility of insider involvement
more so when security guards manning the
main gate of the university that night could
not give a clear explanation of how the
gang members came into the campus and
how they left without being confronted.
robbed a bank branch in the premises of
University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, carting
away millions of naira from the bank's
Automated Teller Machines, ATMs.
It was collected that two policemen on duty
that night were killed while the private
guards were bound and locked up inside
the strongroom in the bank.
But a lady, who was in the company of the
private security guards at the time of the
robbery, sustained gunshot wounds.
The incident which occurred barely one
month after a similar robbery attack on
another bank branch on the campus,
According to Vanguard, has generated anxiety
among residents of the university
community.
Sources said the dare-devil robbers took
advantage of the downpour on Friday night
to launch the attack.
Said the source: "The robbers came in the
middle of the night and shot the two
policemen. One of them died on the spot
while the other died on the way to hospital.
"After that, they ordered the other guards
into the strongroom and tied them together.
With this, they operated without obstructions
and succeeded in removing the three ATMs.
"We also learnt that a girlfriend of one of the
security men was equally shot. They are
believed to be the gang behind the attack
on a nearby bank one month ago. It is a
strange development because we have not
witnessed such criminal activity on the
campus."
Three big holes from where the ATMs were
removed by the gang were seen.
The machines were said to have been fully
loaded with cash ahead of the weekend
withdrawals by customers and this may
have attracted the bandits who reportedly
spent sometime in the bank without being
challenged.
Contacted, spokesman of the Enugu State
Police Command, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu,
confirmed the robbery but said detectives
had swung into action to unravel what
actually happened that night.
Urging residents of the state to remain calm,
the police spokesman said the police were
on top of the situation.
"We are handling the incident as effort is on
to unravel the circumstances surrounding
the unfortunate incident," Amaraizu stated.
Vanguard learnt that the police are looking
at the possibility of insider involvement
more so when security guards manning the
main gate of the university that night could
not give a clear explanation of how the
gang members came into the campus and
how they left without being confronted.
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