Two Bank Robbers Shot Dead In Onitsha

                                               

Tension was high in Onitsha yesterday following the killing of two suspected armed robbers by policemen attached to one new generation banks at Limca road, in the commercial city of Onitsha.

 Eye witnesses said the two suspected robbers operating in Okada met their waterloo when they had successfully robbed a lady who had gone to the bank to withdraw an undisclosed sum of money and wanted to zoom off before policemen attached to the bank opened fire.

The witness said the robbers were killed in the ensuing gunfire adding that residents of the commercial city and passersby stopped to catch a glimpse of the lifeless bodies of the shot armed robbers as they were kept in front of the bank shortly after they were shot.

The items recovered from them included brand new Motorcycle with which they operated, English and locally made pistols and undisclosed sum of money as well as number of mobile phones.

This was coming as the Anambra state Governor, Chief Willie Obiano’s Joint Military taskforce is combing Onitsha and environs for kidnappers and armed robbers.

The Nation was told that the suspected armed robbers were members of the gang of armed robbers specialized in robbing unsuspecting members of the public after bank transactions.

Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), DSP Emeka Chukwuemeka confirmed the robbery incident but said there was no casualty on the side of the police and innocent passersby.

Chukwuemeka admitted people scampered for safety when the men of the underworld attacked the lady. He said the robbers were members of the gang of armed robbers specialized in terrorizing the residents of the area on motorcycles, popularly known as Okada. He added that the incident had further reduced the menace of the men of the underworld

  

He appealed to the people of the community to continue to volunteer information that could lead to the hideout of the armed robbers on the ground that the Police command, under CP Usaman Gwary is committed to fighting crime and criminality in the state.