BENIN CITY— DARE-devil armed bandits took over Auchi town in Edo State,
Monday, robbing banks, after using bombs and dynamites to blow up the
banks.
It was gathered that the robbers invaded the town with
sophisticated weapons and blocked all exit points before launching the
attack on the banks.
Three new generation banks on Poly Road and a first generation bank at Igbe Road were said to have been attacked by the robbers.
An eyewitness told Vanguard, that security operatives, including members of the Joint Military Task Force, were overwhelmed.
Vanguard
learnt that soldiers attached to Army School of Electrical Engineering
in Auchi, were unable to move against the robbers because they had no
orders to do so.
A student of Auchi Polytechnic, who spoke to
Vanguard, said: “They are still shooting every where and the bombs are
shaking the houses and roofs. Some roofs have been blown off and no body
knows what is happening outside for now because every body has run
inside their houses. The entire place is like ghost town now.”
Edo
North Area Commander of the police, Mr. David Jimwan, could not confirm
the news that a police station was bombed, saying “we cannot tell the
situation now until things settled down.
At press time, the
robbers were still operating with no resistance from the police.
Security doors of the banks and ATM machines were not spared during the
attack as they were destroyed by explosives.
Residents of the
area ran for their lives on hearing the explosions. No death was
recorded so far, but the robbers had a field day as they were not
challenged by security operatives, who were no where to be found.
When contacted, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr Anthony Arhuoyo, did not pick his call.
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