How Soldiers, Police Fled, Abandoned Residents During Robbery Incident In Delta

• No fewer than four persons were killed on Tuesday when armed robbers attacked a branch of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) in Issele-Uku branch, headquarters of Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State.
• According to an eyewitness, the security operatives around the area refused to show up during the robbery attack which lasted for over one hour.

No fewer than four persons were killed on Tuesday when armed robbers attacked a branch of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) in Issele-Uku branch, headquarters of Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State.

An eyewitness account revealed that the armed robbers gained entrance into the bank after using explosives suspected to be dynamite to blast the bullet-proof door.

According to the eyewitness, the security operatives around the area refused to show up during the robbery attack which lasted for over one hour.

“This attack is a reoccurring one in the community. Yesterday, they robbed for an hour and the police didn’t show up, neither did the army nor the community vigilantes until they left, that was when they showed up as usual.

“I counted about four bodies, the police station is about a minute drive from the scene of the robbery, while the NYSC (National Youth Service Corps) orientation camp is about three minutes drive to the scene too. Yet, there was no presence of these uniformed men.

“The army has their patrol guiding the orientation camp, yet didn’t show up during the operations,” the source said.

Another resident of the community who witnessed the incident said the armed robbers, who invaded the bank, had some of their gang members stationed at different vantage positions in the community while some of them were at the bank.

The resident said, “The armed robbers came well prepared. It was like an American action movie. The robbers had sophisticated weapons. Sounds of gunshots rented the entire village while the operation was on. There was panic everywhere and the police were nowhere to be found. As they were shooting sporadically, stray bullets hit someone and she died immediately and others had bullet wounds.

“Our hopes were dashed as we were counting on the police station in the town. As this was going on, we heard the Divisional Police Officer and his men had gone into hiding somewhere else. We heard that the robbers earlier visited the police station and were searching for the DPO and his men but the police who got wind of their presence quickly took cover. The destruction at the bank was massive.”

As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG, the incident was confirmed by the acting Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bright Edafe, Delta State Police Command.

“The command is already at the top of the situation. Our men are presently in the bush trailing some of the gang members who ran into the bush. For the now, we don’t have the accurate number of casualties,” Edafe said.

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