Some suspected armed robbers on Monday
in Kano attacked staff of NNPC Mega filling station in Hotoro area
and made away with N16 million.
An eyewitness in Kano said that the
incident happened 8 a.m when the staff were conveying the money to
one of the commercial banks in the area.
The suspects were said to have attacked
the vehicle conveying the money and snatched one of the sacks
containing N16 million.
According to the witness, one of the
two sacks contains N16 million and the other, over N10million.
“All in all, there was over N26
million in the two sacks when the incident happened.
“The suspected robbers took away one
of the sacks containing N16 million, ”he said.
It was gathered that soon after the
suspects snatched the money, they shot sporadically in the air to
scare people and fled.
When contacted, the Police Public
Relations Officer (PPRO) for the Command in the state, SP Magaji
Majiya, confirmed the story.
He, however, said the incident happened
around Kwanar Mashaya when the vehicle conveying the money was
negotiating a bend and suddenly, two suspected armed robbers attacked
it.
The police image maker said in the
process, the suspects snatched one of the bags containing N16
million.
He said three suspected staff of the
NNPC Mega station had been arrested in connection with the robbery,
saying that that the money was for Friday, Saturday and Sunday sales.
“As I am talking to you now, cashier
one, two and their supervisor have been arrested in connection with
the robbery.
“Investigation into the matter has
commenced with a view to arresting the fleeing suspects,’’ he
said
*PM News
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