THE POLICE AND ARMY HAVE FOILED A BANK ROBBERY IN ABAJI AREA COUNCIL OF THE NATION’S CAPITAL
FCT POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, SP JOSEPHINE ADEH, IN A STATEMENT SAID A JOINT SECURITY OPERATION LED BY THE FCT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE FOILED THE ARMED ROBBERY INCIDENT AT A FIRST GENERATION BANK IN ABAJI ON THURSDAY BY 5.00PM.
SP ADEH IN THE STATEMENT EXPLAINED THAT THE ROBBERS NUMBERING FIFTEEN, SIMULTANEOUSLY ATTACKED THE DIVISIONAL POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND THE BANK WITH DYNAMITES
SHE ADDED THAT THE COMBINED SECURITY FORCES ENGAGED AND NEUTRALIZED TWO OF THE ROBBERS AND ARRESTED THREE OF THEM WHILE THE OTHERS ESCAPED WITH VARIOUS DEGREES OF BULLET INJURIES.
THE STATEMENT FURTHER ADDED THAT ONE POLICE OPERATIVE LOST HIS LIFE IN THE GUN DUEL WHILE SEARCH OPERATION IS ONGOING TO APPREHEND THE FLEEING SUSPECTS.
