A four-man armed robbery gang on Wednesday, February, 22, stormed
Zenith Bank branch along
Wetheral road Owerri, Imo state capital, injuring three police men and five bank customers. One of the
armed robbers (pictured on the ground) was gunned down. However, reports by eyewitnesses said three people died in the attack.
According to Ifeanyi Njoku, it gathered that the four armed robbery gang arrived the bank with an ash colour Toyota Camry. Eyewitnesses were skeptical about the success of the
gang in carting away money as action of policemen
attached to the bank who swiftly responded by gunning down one of the
gang foiled the successful operation by the robbers.
The
Spokesperson of the Imo State Police Command, Mr Andrew Enwerem, who
confirmed the incident, said that the arrival of security
operatives at about 1510hrs, on getting a distress call that the bank
was under attack.
The command were said to have mobilised their men, a combined team of
Police led by the Commissioner of Police, CP Taiwo Lakanu, and other
detectives to the scene that prevented the armed robbers from stealing
money.
"On Arrival, the
operatives engaged the four armed robbers that arrived the bank with an
ash colour Toyota Camry in a shoot out. At the end of the shoot out,
three Police men sustained various degrees of gun shot injuries". the PPRO said.
"One of the armed robbers was short dead
and one AK47 Rifle with 100 rds of Ammunition that was earlier snatched
from a policeman on 24/11/2016 was recovered from the dead Armed robber
with three magazines." he added.
"Others robbers escaped with serious gun shot injuries and the the
wounded Policemen are receiving treatment in the hospital. Police
operatives is intensifying patrols for the arrest of the fleeing
robbers. The robbers could not gain entrance into the banking hall
following the swift response of Police operatives". he concluded.
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