FIVE
persons were feared dead yesterday after an 11-man robbery gang stormed
a first generation bank in Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area,
carting away millions of naira.
It was gathered that the gang, armed with sophisticated weapons
blew-up the bank vault. An eye witness account said the bank robbers
shot sporadically into the air to scare bystanders. Customers who had
besieged the banking hall particularly to make withdrawal for the
weekend scampered for safety, it was learnt. The incident which occurred
in the morning lasted several minutes without any challenge from the
security agents located a few meters from the Divisional Police
Headquarters Agbor. Several people were reportedly rushed to General
Hospital, Agbor for medical attention. Delta State Police Public
Relations Officer, ASP Lucky Uyabeme, who confirmed the incident, said:
“We have intensified a full-scale man-hunt for the fleeing robbers