Three dead as security operatives foil Abaji bank robbery

By Stanley Onyekwere

The police, led by the FCT commissioner of police, Benneth C. Igweh, in a combined operation with the military successfully repelled an armed robbery incident at first bank PLC in Abaji area of Abuja.
Police revealed that in attempt to rob the bank, a group of fifteen armed men simultaneously attacked with dynamites on both Abaji Divisional Police headquarters and first bank PLC in Abaji.
A statement from Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, issued Friday, also disclosed that a police operative and the gang leader hit by bullet during the gun duel, were rushed to the hospital, and the doctor on duty confirmed them dead, while a yet-to-be-identified suspect was set ablaze by an irate mob at the scene after being neutralised by the security forces.
It explained that the security forces engaged the armed robbers in an intense gun duel, forcing them to scamper to safety with various degrees of bullet wounds.
It added that search operation is ongoing to apprehend fleeing suspects with bullet injuries.
According to the statement, as the security forces succeeded in apprehending three suspects, namely, Usman (surname yet unknown), who was reported to be the gang leader, Nuhu Musa, 41 ‘m’ of Kogi State; and Muhammed Aminu, 25 ‘m’ of Abaji with grave degrees of bullet injuries.
“In swift response to an armed robbery incident at first bank PLC in Abaji on June 13, 2024, at about 5:00 PM, the FCT police, led by the commissioner of police, Benneth C. Igweh, himself, in a combined operation with the military, mobilized to scene and repelled the attack simultaneously carried out on both Abaji Divisional Police headquarters and first bank PLC in Abaji by a group of fifteen armed men who attacked with dynamites in attempt to rob the bank.
“One police operative and the gang leader hit by bullet during the gun duel, were rushed to the hospital, and the doctor on duty confirmed them dead, while others are still receiving treatment.
“While search operation is ongoing to apprehend fleeing suspects with bullet injuries, the commissioner of police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, lauds the effectiveness of the combined operation and reaffirms the command’s unflinching commitment to ensuring that FCT remains inhabitable for criminals, noting that the safety of the residents of FCT is non-negotiable”, the statement read in parts”