Daylight Robbery :- Robbers Attack Bullion Van In Rivers University, One Student Killed, Others Injured

There was pandemonium in Rivers State
University of Science and Technology
(RSUST) on Friday, March 6, 2015
when a
group of armed robbers attacked a bullion van
and allegedly absconded with two Ghana-
must-go bags containing an unspecified
amount of cash.

Eyewitnesses said the robbers had followed
the bullion van to one of the banks at the
RSUST campus and attacked it immediately
the cash was being offloaded.
The robbers started shooting sporadically to
scare people immediately after they got the
money and
escaped through the back gate of the
institution.
A crowd of people who were at the entrance
of the bank where the bullion van was parked
scampered away for safety in the midst of
the gun shots.
According to an eyewitness who pleaded
anonymity, “The armed robbers were fearless.
They entered RSUST, went straight to the
bullion van and opened fire. One person was
killed instantly while five persons that were
injured were rushed to the hospital.
“It is alarming that armed robbers can
operate successfully inside the campus and
go scot-free. What we are talking about
happened around 3:30pm. They came in
through the main gate and left through the
back gate of the university. The bank locked
their customers inside during the attack.”
It was further gathered that policemen
stopped the robbers outside the university
premises. They robbers engaged in a fierce
gun battle with the police as they drove
through Iloabuchi and Nsukka street in Mile
One area of Port Harcourt while trying to
escape.
Confirming the robbery attack, the University
Spokesman, Mr. Desmond Wosu, said that the
armed robbers killed one person and injured
five during their operation inside the
university.
Wosu said: “We are yet to truly identify
victims if they are students of the University
or not but we have admitted them in our sick
bay for first aid treatment before transferring
them other hospitals for specialized
attention.”
Also, Ahmad Mohammad, the Rivers
Command Public Relations Officer who spoke
on the incident stated that the undisclosed
amount of cash belonged to a bank customer.
Mohammed said: “Sensing policemen were
getting close to them, they (robbers)
jettisoned the operation and abandoned their
operational vehicle, including an unspecified
amount of money in locked bags.
“They escaped after robbing a vehicle from a
motorist.
“Items recovered from the foiled armed
robbery include: their operational vehicle, a
golden colour Toyota Highlander, one Barretta
pistol, one scorpion rifle, 11 AK-47 magazines,
63 assorted live ammunition, two objects
suspected to be a dynamite, a charm and
different vehicle number plates.
“A close examination at their vehicle
indicated that the armed robbers sustained
gunshot wounds as it was soaked with blood.
One Person ;A Graduate Of The University Who Came For His Final Clearance was Killed During The Operation.
“The command is appealing to the public to
report anybody seeing with wounds suspected
to being gunshot injury to report to the
nearest police station.”

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