HIGHLIGHTS
*A bank driver was on Friday waylaid and robbed in Warri
*He was carrying money from a customer to the bank
*The robbery occurred at 3.35pm on Friday
*There was confusion and panic in the city of Warri as the operation lasted
*He was said to be answering phone calls when the robbers struck
*No life was lost in the incident, the robbers shot into the air to scare away residents
*The bank is seen as the major suspect as he has a lot of questions to answer
DETAILS
The police in Delta have commenced investigations into the alleged questionable role played by the driver of a Micro-finance Bank (name withheld) whose vehicle was attacked by gunmen and dispossessed him of large sums money belonging to a bank customer
The robbery incident which took place at Jigbale area, off the popular Udu road at about 3:35pm, on Friday, saw passers-by and residents thrown into confusion as the armed robbers invaded the driver in a commando’ like manner.
Our investigations revealed that the driver who was sent on an errand to pick up a large sum belonging to a bank customer was on his way to the bank to deliver the money when he was accosted.
It was gathered that the driver was caught napping some 100 meters away from the bank premises while answering calls unknown to him that he was being trailed by the armed men who took advantage of his being distracted.
Although no life was lost in the incident, the entire area was said to have been thrown into panic as the armed men said to be more than five shot indiscriminately into the air in order to instil fears in both tbe drivers and residents.
They were all said to brandishing their cut to size locally made guns and cartridges during the operation.
In a swift response to the incident, Delta state or police commissioner, Mr. Muhammed Ali, who had earlier in the week expressed zero tolerance to armed robbery and other forms of violent crimes in the state, immediately despatched men to comb the entire area to fish out the criminals.
It was gathered that the bank driver remains a major suspect as his actions of stopping carelessly to receive and make calls while on that kind of duty needed to be investigated.
CP Ali, assured that he would not relent untill the suspects are apprehended and brought to justice
