Armed Robbers Raid A number of Banks In Kogi, Zoom Away With Big Money

Daredevil armed robbers on Tuesday raided a number of banks in Ankpa, Kogi State and efficiently escaped with an enormous amount of cash.

Naija Information gathered a few of the banks attacked by the robbers embrace UBA, Zenith and FirstBank. Additionally they attacked POS operators within the neighborhood of the banks they robbed and left with their cash.

The thieves, numbering about twenty had been mentioned to have arrived within the city at about 2 pm in a number of vehicles, buses and bikes.

They reportedly began their operation from UBA earlier than continuing to Zenith Financial institution and later FirstBank.

An eyewitness quoted by Every day Belief mentioned the robbers operated for nearly an hour, earlier than driving out of the city, taking pictures sporadically.

“They zoomed off by way of Okpo highway, however nobody may come out as they saved firing. Most Ankpa residents are nonetheless hiding,” he mentioned.

As on the time of submitting the report, it was unclear if lives had been misplaced through the assault or the variety of individuals injured.

“We can not rule out casualties. The assault went on for over an hour” mentioned Ahmed, a resident of Ankpa.

Makes an attempt to substantiate the incident from the Kogi state police public relations officer, SP William Aya weren’t profitable however a resident was quoted to have mentioned a mixed group of safety operatives moved in the direction of the realm after the robbers had left.

Police Restore Normalcy In Jibowu, Lagos

The operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have restored normalcy within the Jibowu space of the state following an earlier disturbance by hoodlums within the space.

Naija Information gathered residents had been compelled to abandon their retailers and the streets on Tuesday after a number of gunshots had been heard within the space.

It was gathered that the pandemonium began after some hoodlums engaged themselves in a supremacy battle. The event in response to reviews had prompted site visitors gridlock, paralysing industrial actions within the space.

Nonetheless, the Lagos Police spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin whereas confirming the sooner disturbance, mentioned normalcy has been restored and operatives have taken over the realm to forestall additional breakdown of regulation and order.