– Armed men hijacked a bullion van in Delta state on Wednesday, September 7
– The robbers escaped with N25 million while killing an officer
– The police have arrested some staff of the affected bank
A police officer has been shot dead and N25 million stolen after a group of robbers attacked a bullion van transporting money on Asaba-Benin expressway, Delta state.
The robbery, which took place between Otulu and Ubulu-Okiti, was a deadly one with the robbers, numbering up to six.
According to a report by New Telegraph, the Delta state police has arrested the cash management officer, the chief security officer and two drivers of the affected bank.
Police officers at the scene of the robbery. Photo credit: New Telegraph
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The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Andrew Aniamaka, claimed that the bank officers broke protocols by picking seven police officers from different locations to escort the van from Agbor to Asaba.
Aniamaka said: “Needless to state that when the bank officials earlier approached the
“Sadly, during the attack, one of the police escorts was fatally injured by the armed robbers who also emptied the N25,000,000 into their cars – a Honda Pilot ‘jeep’ and Toyota Corolla, registration numbers unknown, and escaped.”
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Meanwhile, ZENITHBLOG.com previously reported that the police in Kogi have killed a suspected notorious robber and kidnapper on their wanted list for many years, the Commissioner of Police, Wilson Inalegwu said in Lokoja on Monday, September 4.
Mr. Inalegwu said that the suspect, identified as Lukman was killed by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Obeiba, Ihima area of the state on Sunday, September 3.
Watch ZENITHBLOG.com video of Evans the kidnapper’s first appearance in court:
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