A gang of armed robbers on Thursday staged simultaneous raids on two banks in Ekpoma, Edo.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the robbers carted away an unspecified amount of money during the raids.
The
thieves, reportedly went to the banks, which are only a few metres from
each other, with sophisticated weapons, shooting sporadically, causing
residents to flee for safety.
An unconfirmed report said that a female hairdresser was killed during raid.The robbers reportedly gained entrance into the banking halls after using dynamites todestroy the electronic doors of the banks.
An eyewitness told NAN that the robbery lasted about 30 minutes and the robbers exited through the Sabongida-Ora- Ifon Road.
Commenting
on the incident, Mr Amos Opadoja, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO)
for Esan West Local Government Area, said the police succeeded in
preventing the robbers from gaining access into the banks’ strong rooms.
He
said the robbers shot the tyres of the police armoured vehicle which
caused men of ‘Operation Thunderstorm'' to beat a retreat.
A NAN correspondent reported that the windscreens of vehicles park
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