Gunmen attack bank customer in Imo, steal millions from victim
Thu Mar 05, 2020 08:34:am Crime
973 By Afam Jude Offor
Gunmen numbering up to three yesterday at about 2pm attacked a man (name yet to be identified) around Works Layout area of Owerri, carting away millions of naira from the victim, creating panic in the process as they shot into the air after their operation.
According to reports, The armed robbers said to be operating in a Toyota Camry had traced their victim who drove in a 4-Runner SUV from a nearby bank where he had made a cash withdrawal to the tone of one million Naira. An Eyewitness who didn't want his name in print told news men that the bandits dressed like operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). He said, “The gunmen double-crossed their victim, a middle-aged man in front of Madona Secondary School, shot at his back tire and snatched his money from him. They were three in number, I saw them clearly and i thought they were operatives of SARS because of their dressing. They stopped the man, went straight to his vehicle and took his bag of money. The money must be in millions. They shot into the air and also shot the man’s tyre before zooming off. Thank God they did not kill the man. The command’s Public Relation Officer, Orlando Ikeokwu, who spoke to the press, said that the matter is yet to be reported to the command.
According to reports, The armed robbers said to be operating in a Toyota Camry had traced their victim who drove in a 4-Runner SUV from a nearby bank where he had made a cash withdrawal to the tone of one million Naira. An Eyewitness who didn't want his name in print told news men that the bandits dressed like operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). He said, “The gunmen double-crossed their victim, a middle-aged man in front of Madona Secondary School, shot at his back tire and snatched his money from him. They were three in number, I saw them clearly and i thought they were operatives of SARS because of their dressing. They stopped the man, went straight to his vehicle and took his bag of money. The money must be in millions. They shot into the air and also shot the man’s tyre before zooming off. Thank God they did not kill the man. The command’s Public Relation Officer, Orlando Ikeokwu, who spoke to the press, said that the matter is yet to be reported to the command.
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