The Deputy President, Nigerian Guild of Editors, Suleiman Uba Gaya, was robbed at Gwarinpa bypass in Abuja at gunpoint on Saturday.
Gaya who was in his car with his family was dispossessed of his possessions including mobile phones at about 8.15 p.m.
Although he later got help from the police, the robbers could not be found and his property not recovered.
Gaya narrated his experience in a statement:
“Yesterday at about 8.15pm, while driving with my wife and daughter along the Gwarinpa bypass in Abuja, we were attacked by armed robbers and stripped of our possessions, including cellphones, etc.
“The armed robbers then disappeared through a dark alley, warning to return and get me killed if I raise any alarm.
“I offered no resistance to the gun totting young men. And God so kind, none of us was injured. This was witnessed by tens of other motorists, none of whom stopped to render any help.
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“After a lot of efforts, a taxi driver summoned the courage to stop and help us. As he was driving us to the Gwarinpa Division of the Nigeria Police Force, we saw a patrol vehicle, and the policemen promptly followed us to the scene of the crime, where my car was still parked.
“All efforts by the police personnel to trace the armed robbers proved abortive.
“I want to salute the two personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, namely Inspector Takai and Sergeant Kanu Ajah, for their prompt response, and more so for their refusal to take any money from me when they escorted me and my family home.
“I also urge the Commissioner of Police of the FCT to do something about that bypass, which is fast becoming notorious for armed robbery within the FCT.”
