Three policemen, a fish seller were killed and many
others injured today after some suspected bank robbers, attacked the First
City Monument Bank, (FCMB), and located at the Admiralty Way, Lekki.
Sources said that the gunmen, over 12, reached the
Island, through waterways, in canoes. They were dressed in military camouflage
uniforms. It was said that immediately the robbers reached the bank branch,
they opened fire. The operation lasted exactly 25 minutes.
The robbers killed three policemen and a fish seller. Many
people were also said to have sustained gunshot injuries.
When contacted on the phone, the state Police Public
Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed there was robbery at the
said bank.
He, however, said three persons were killed in the
attack. According to him, two of the victims were policemen.
The PPRO added that the Divisional Police Officer
(DPO) in charge of the area led the police to dislodge the robbers.
He said: “Investigation into the robbery attack. We
are already on the trail of the fleeing robbers and very soon we shall smash
them.”
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