Some armed robbers who trailed a bullion van from Owerri, Imo State capital, to Ogbor-Nguru, Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area in the state had a fruitless day due to the courage displayed by the driver.
According to The PUNCH, quoting an eyewitness, the van took off from the state capital and was billed to offload cash at one of the new generational banks in Mbaise when it was attacked.
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During the hot chase, the attackers shot at the van continuously, but the driver was courageous enough to keep moving, the bullion van overturned after the driver continued dodging the gunmen.
The medium stated that the robbers gave up and escaped when they approached the General Hospital in Mbaise.
“The gunmen intercepted the bullion van at Hospital Junction, Mbaise, but the driver was courageous enough to keep moving,” the eyewitness said.
“They went after him and kept shooting. Everybody scampered for safety. The van later overturned, but the armed robbers ran away. No life was not. No money was lost. The driver survived with a bank official and police escort.
“The police have arrived at the scene and taken over. But economic and commercial activities came to an abrupt end because of fear. There was serious panic.”
The spokesperson for the police in the state, Micheal Abattam, confirmed the attack in a statement.
He said, “Sketchy information revealed that the bullion van was returning after delivering money and was attacked by hoodlums.
“The driver, on noticing it, tried to escape. Unfortunately, his vehicle overturned. No money was carted away.”
