Suspected armed robbers attack petrol dealer in Minna, flee with N8m

By Wole Mosadomi

Minna—Armed men, yesterday, attacked a petrol trader successful Minna, the Niger State capital, successful a daylight robbery.

The suspects, who were said to beryllium 4 successful number, attacked the trader astatine the Minna City gate, astatine weapon point.

The trader was said to beryllium connected his mode to the slope to deposit astir N8million currency which was the income helium made implicit the weekend.

An oculus witnesser who spoke connected the information anonymity confirmed the incidental to our Correspondent.

He said: “The trader had loaded the wealth successful a sack and we learnt that it was astir N8million and was connected his mode to the slope successful a Mercedes-Benz car erstwhile the suspected equipped men driving successful a Toyota Corolla car treble crossed him.

The magnitude was said to beryllium income made by the petrol trader from Friday to Monday morning.

“The men were 4 successful fig and they forced the trader to halt astatine weapon constituent conscionable fewer meters distant from his filling station, opened the footwear of his car and carted distant the sack containing the money,” the eyewitness remarked.

He said arsenic shouts of “Thief, thief, Barawo, barawo rented the air, arsenic the suspects similar successful a movie zoomed disconnected from the country connected apical velocity arsenic passers-by ran for information connected proceeding gunshots.”

Meanwhile, the authorities Commissioner of Police, Adam Elleman has directed each Area Commanders successful Minna and the Divisional Police Officer successful Tudun-Wada the area, wherever the incidental occured to plaything into enactment instantly towards arresting the suspects.

The Spokesman of the Command, Wasiu Abiodun who confirmed the incidental said:” Today (yesterday) astir 8.45a.m., study received indicated that determination was a robbery astir Tunga Market, Minna wherever a Toyota Camry vehicle, ash successful colour with 4 men crossed and blocked a mercedes conveyance and the occupant of the car was allegedly robbed of a yet to beryllium ascertained sum of wealth erstwhile coming from the aged metropolis gross area.

“The Commissioner of Police has directed Area Commander Minna and DPO Tudun-Wada Div to rapidly plaything into enactment and guarantee a forensic probe with a presumption to apprehension the culprits portion the unfortunate is advised to officially study the incidental successful the nearest Police station,” the connection added.

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