Police abort robbers’ raid on 2 banks in Auchi

The timely intervention of the police in Auchi, Edo State on Monday night prevented armed robbers from attacking two banks in the town.

It was gathered that the hoodlums, shortly after 10 p.m., launched simultaneous attacks on the banks both of which are located on Warranke Road.

Reports say though the robbers did not succeed in their mission, they completely destroyed the banking hall, the manager’s office and the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) of one of the banks.

The robbers, who were said to have arrived in two groups, attacked the two banks after blocking the entrance and exit points of Warranke road.  It was learnt that the robbers, who attacked the banks in a commando style, held the residents of the area hostage in their houses as they fired sporadically into the air while they made free use of explosives (dynamite). Although, there were no reports of death or injury to people during the operation that lasted for about an hour and thirty minutes, the robbers gained access into the banking hall after destroying the security door with explosives.

Culled from DAILY TRUST

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