Robbers Cart Away Huge Sums in Bank Attack

First Bank Plc

  A ten- man gang of armed robbers  Friday invaded   a branch of First Bank Plc in Agbor in Ika South local government area of Delta State, carting away large sums of money.

The robbery operation that lasted for about an hour forced other banks within the locality to close business    to customers for the day for fear of being attacked by the rampaging robbers who shot sporadically into the air with sophisticated weapons to scare people away   while the operation lasted.

Eye witness who pleaded anonymity told THISDAY that the robbers stormed the bank in a Toyota Hiace bus, at about 10am, soon after the bank bullion van   conveying money arrived the banking premises when customers had besieged the banking hall  to make withdrawal for the weekend  .

He said the robbers who fired sporadically into the air overwhelmed the bank’s security guards and   forced their way into the banking hall   from where they carted away the iron boxes containing large sums of money.  The monies   were   meant for the bank’s day operations.

Delta State Police Public Relations officer, Mr. Lucky Uyabeme (ASP) while confirming the   development said the police were on the trail of the robbers.

He could not confirm if there was any casualty but THISDAY gathered that some bank officers sustained serious bullet wounds during the robbery operation.

It was also gathered that the Agbor zonal coordinators of West Africa Examination Council,  who was conducting junior WASC  examination in a nearby primary school was hit by a stray bullet.

The robbery operation, THISDAY gathered created pandemonium within the ever busy Old Abraka road, the  commercial nerve center of Boji Boji town   sane of the incident  and the entire Boji Boji town,   as traders, market men and  women and other artisans scampered   to safety    for fear of been hit by bullet.