JUST IN: Drama As Armed Robbers Chase Man From Bank To Police Station
Three armed robbers met their doom on Friday when they chased their target to the Orji Police Division in Owerri, Imo State.
It was a big show on Friday as three armed robbers chased their target to the police Division in Owerri, Imo state.
The invasion led to an exchange of gunfire between the robbers and the police while the people around the place scampered for safety.
Shops, banks, petrol station and other offices around the Owerri-Okigwe Expressway had to quickly close for the day out of fear and anxiety.
It was gathered that the policemen gunned down one of the hoodlums while others others escaped with wounds.
One of the policemen who engaged the armed robbers said: “They trailed the man from a bank in Mbieri and when their target noticed that he was being trailed, he diverted his movement and headed for our station.”
“The man stopped and ran to our station and the idiots had the gut to chase him to our station and open fire on us. We responded and gunned one of them down. Three others escaped with bullet wounds.”
Mouthpiece NG gathered that a pistol with five expended bullets and one unexpended bullet was recovered from the dead robber.
The bank customer, Nsofor, while speaking with newsmen said, he had gone to one of the new generation banks to pay in N20,000 cheque into his account He explained that on leaving the bank, he noticed that some men on a motorcycle started trailing him.
He said, “I paid N20,000 cheque I have into my bank account and came out with a bag that was with me. I entered my car and drove off. As I was driving, I noticed that some boys on a motorcycle were trailing me. I had to change my direction and head for the police station.”