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DELTA: POLICE FLEE AS SOLDIERS FOIL ACCESS BANK ROBBERY, KILL ARMED SUSPECT IN AGBOR

In a dramatic scene Monday, Nigerian policemen on patrol fled for their lives when a group of armed robbers stormed the Access Bank in Agbor, along old Lagos-Asaba road, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State.
SaharaReporters gathered that the suspects, numbering approximately seven and armed with sophisticated weapons, stormed the bank in a Toyota vehicle around 2 p.m., shooting into the air as customers and bank employees scampered for safety.
 a dramatic scene Monday, Nigerian policemen on patrol fled for their lives when a group of armed robbers stormed the Access Bank in Agbor, along old Lagos-Asaba road, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State.
It was gathered that the suspects, numbering approximately seven and armed with sophisticated weapons, stormed the bank in a Toyota vehicle around 2 p.m., shooting into the air as customers and bank employees scampered for safety.
According to sources, as the shooting was on, police on patrol took to their heels, driving off before the soldiers arrived.
"The robbers used their guns to force down the bank's door and in the process soldiers patrolling the area engaged the robbers, thereby killing one," a witness said. "On sighting the soldiers, [the suspects] started to run and the soldiers [pursued]. In the process, soldiers killed the driver. This made the car stop and they came out to escape.
In the process, one of the robbers was also captured alive while the rest escaped."
The suspect is said to be making a confession to the police in Agbor.
At press time, Delta state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Celestina Kalu was unavailable. A police source, who asked for anonymity, confirmed the story but said the escaped members of the gang were already being pursued by the men of the command.

Armour Udemude-SaharaReporters.com

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