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| CP, Lagos, Umar Manko |
One of the
men operating a Bureau De Change at Alade market, Ikeja, Lagos State, was killed today,
when robbers, loaded full in a bus, attacked the market.
The gun men
were said to have carted away N7million.
Eye witnesses
claimed that the robbers arrived at Alade market, in a bus and started shooting
into the air at about 5pm.
The gun shot
forced traders, passers-by and motorists to scamper to safety.
Immediately the robbers noticed that the coast was clear,
they allegedly attacked different Bureau De Change offices, carting away both
local and foreign currencies amounting to over N7million.
A man,
identified as Tijani, operating a Bureau De Change, was said to have been shot
in the melee.
A police
source, said: “Those men operating Bureau De Changes in Alade market are the architect of their
problems today. It was because of robbers and likely robbery attacks, that the
Divisional Police Officer (DPO), in charge of Ikeja, stationed a van at the
market. But these men went to the Commissioner of Police to complain, that they
didn’t like police presence in the market. Now, see what has happened. If those
policemen had been there, at least that robbery might not have happened or it
could have been foiled.”
Attempts made
to get confirmation of the incident from police spokes person; Ngozi Braide was
abortive, as she did not pick her calls.
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