Police have rounded two of the three-man gang of robbers, who stormed the Mpape branch of the First Bank in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with intent to rob it, while killing the third, in an operation that brought the activities of the otherwise boisterious area to a halt.
Men of the FCT command of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), joined by army personnel, had surrounded the bank and trapped the robbers, making it impossible for them to escape, hours after attempting to rob the branch.
One of the robbers who tried to escape by disguising as a security man was shot and arrested by the operatives, while the remaining ones who holed up inside the bank premises, were eventually smoked out and arrested at about 1pm to bring the operation to an end.
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Said to be young men between the ages of 25 and 35, the robbers took over the premises of the bank at 10a.m but were not able to gain access, before they were intercepted by the police led by the FCT commissioner of Police Bala Ciroma.
Two of the robbers have surrendered while one who disguised in security uniform has been killed, in the incident, which scared away many of the residents, causing the otherwise busy area to be deserted.
The spokesperson of the command, ASP Mariam Yusuf, told reporters that normalcy had been restored, while the police commissioner, Bala Ciroma, confirmed the arrest of the bank staff , who was acted as an insider for the four suspects.
Source Whirlwindnews.com
