Policemen Flee As Robbers Shoot Bank Customer Dead In Front Of Government House

There was pandemonium in Owerri, Imo State, yesterday as daredevil armed robbers snatched an unspecified amount after shooting their victim in front of Imo State Government House.

The two robbers, who were said to be in a Camry salon car, had trailed their unsuspecting victim and his wife after they withdrew money from one of the banks along Cathedral Road in the city.

It was learnt that the two robbers, who caught up with their victim before the Okigwe roundabout, directly opposite Government House, had shot sporadically into the air to scare away people before ordering their victim to hand over the money, and when he resisted they shot him three times, snatched the money and took off through Okigwe Road.

One of the eyewitnesses said: “I was at the newspaper stand across the road, just before the Okigwe roundabout, around 11am, when I heard a gunshot and then two young men in a Camry car blocked a man and his wife driving in another car.

“They asked the man to hand over the money. The woman ran out of the car, but the man refused to hand over the money to them. One of the robbers shot him three times and collected the money from him. I don’t know if he died.”

The source told Daily Sun that as soon as the robbers started shooting, policemen, including men of the NSCDC at the roundabout opposite Government House, took to their heels.

Another witness recounted his experience: “I was four cars behind. When I heard gunshots, it dawned on me that those in the Camry were robbers, because the way they overtook me made me wonder where they were hurrying to. After snatching the money, they were shooting into the air, which sent people running in different directions, including the policemen at the Okigwe roundabout junction.”

The Police Public Relations Officer of the Imo State Police Command confirmed the incident and disclosed that the victim was confirmed dead at the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri.

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  1. Rip to the man he shouldn't have resisted in front of bullet.God will expose the thieves.

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  2. God will continue to protect us

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  3. The policeman don't want to die

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  4. Gun should be replaced with whistles because the police uses it on the innocents citizens in lieu of the criminals...

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  5. May God continue to protect us

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  6. Baba God na ur hand we dey o..

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  7. The man should have left the money with them instead of dragging. Who knows whether is vampire descendant.

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  8. Oladimeji Seun31 March, 2017 17:51

    I no blame the police man o, he run for his life.

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  9. Don't blame the policemen Who wan die?

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  10. Only a mad man argues with a man pointing gun @ him. RIP. Police n NSCDC okna

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  11. Who does not love their live, police are also hum being

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