Armed robbers kill police sergeant in Rivers, cart away cash

Armed robbers on Monday shot and killed a police sergeant outside the premises of a branch of the Guarantee Trust Bank at Shell RA bus stop in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The robbers were said to have trailed a customer of the bank, who had gone to withdraw cash.

It was said that the bandits had laid ambush somewhere close to the bank, waiting for the customer to make withdrawals.

The armed robbers, according to witnesses, immediately opened fire on the man’s vehicle as it moved out of the bank premises.

Source said the police sergeant was inside the vehicle that was attacked as an escort, another source maintained that the policeman was on the bank premises before he met his untimely death.

It was learnt that the hoodlums immediately retrieved a bag containing “a huge sum of money” from their victim before zooming off in a Toyota Corolla.

The incident caused pandemonium as bank customers and workers ran helter-skelter to avoid being hit by armed robbers’ bullets.

An eyewitness said, “I was standing at the bus stop waiting for a taxi to Bori camp. I heard a gunshot and everybody started running. I ran towards Rumukwurushi.

“After the robbers left, we saw a vehicle on the bank premises. The interior was splattered with blood, but we did not see anybody inside.”

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Nnamdi Omoni, who confirmed the incident, said the police sergeant was killed by the robbers while he (police sergeant) was trying to stop them from entering the bank.

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  1. This is the hand work of an insider.. Someone is giving rubbers information from within

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  2. Nawa ooo. Wicked world

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  3. People very close to the Sergent, those he can reveal secrets to should be questioned, not leaving the bank manager aside

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  4. May his soul rest in peace. They will not enjoy the money for making another woman a widow.

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  5. May God help us in this country oh, enough of all these killings. May the soul of the departed police officer rest in peace.

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  6. O Lord have mercy on ur children

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  7. Terrorism, armed robbery, kidnapping n killings ve been on d increase lately! Saddening..

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  8. Our security men should do more to protect lives, so many evil men around.

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  9. So sad! Make his soul rest in peace

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  10. oh!!wen will all dis devilish act end in nija question to olufamous

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  11. The issue of robbing nowadays is getting out of hands. All banks should be security caution.

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  12. Rivers State is prone to this robbery cases

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  13. This is bad and must be thoroughly investigated. RIP to the dead.

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