Robbery gang's informant house for demolition

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JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba

Police authorities in Nigeria’s Delta state said they would demolish the home of a man accused of being an ‘informant’ to a robbery gang.

The State Commissioner for Police, Ikechukwu Aduba who made this disclosure in Asaba, the state capital Thursday, also disclosed that the 12-man armed robbery gang which attempted to rob a branch of a new generation bank in Asaba in the early hours of last Sunday came from Lagos.

Aduba who spoke with journalists at the end of the State Security Council meeting, said investigation revealed that the informant brought the dare-devil gang from Lagos.

“The Command has also identified the informant’s residence and it would be demolished in the next few days to serve as a deterrent to others with evil intentions in the State,” Aduba said.

Although none of the robbers has been arrested, Aduba stated that his command was on top of the situation and called on members of the public to give to the police useful information that could lead to the arrest of the fleeing bandits.

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“There is no state that is crime free but we foiled the robbery operation and these guys came from Lagos. We engaged them in a gun duel and some of them escaped with bullet wounds,” he said.

He assured residents of adequate security, saying that they should go about their lawful activities without any fear even as he noted that the police were ready to nip in the bud any security breaches.

Gunmen numbering twelve had invaded the bank on Nnebisi Road, Asaba at about 2.am last Sunday and attempted force their way into the bank before the police responded and chase them through the Ibusa/Ogwashi-Uku axis.

They had stormed the bank with gas cylinders which they attempted to use in exploding the bank vaults. The cylinders and 53 empty shells of AK47 rifle ammunition and two AK47 magazines with one containing four rounds of live ammunition were recovered.

Also recovered were a green Mazda 626 car with registration number Lagos KTU 343 BJ with two gas cylinders, one shifting spanner and one digger; a green Ford Mondeo LX car with registration number Lagos EA 280 APP; and an ash colour Pathfinder SUV with registration number Lagos BS 247 EPE with a constructed armoury.

The attempted bank robbery, it would be recalled, occurred just about nine days after hoodlums successfully carted away undisclosed sum of money in both local and foreign currency from a branch of First Bank in Agbor.

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