The robbers according to eyewitnesses, were armed with rifles and covered their faces with masks during the operation
By Kehinde Okeowo
A four-man armed robbery gang on Friday, May 26, attacked a Hausa forex trader at the Oke-Sokori axis of Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital.
The robbers reportedly carted away two Ghana-Must-Go bags filled with a substantial amount of foreign currency.
According to eyewitnesses, the suspects, who were armed with rifles, also covered their faces with masks during the operation which lasted for about three minutes.
The robbery suspects were also said to have escaped the scene with the money stacked in the ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bags after ambushing the car of their victim, a Toyota Venza, marked ABC 565 GN.
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Narrating the incident, the victim said he had earlier approached a bank at Oke-Ilewo to deposit the money but was turned back because the bank had closed.
He went on to say it was on his way home that he was attacked by the armed men.
The Ogun State police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident to newsmen, saying the police were already on the trail of the criminals.
“It is quite unfortunate that the suspects escaped from the scene before our operatives arrived. But I want to assure you that we will definitely get them and bring them to justice,” Oyeyemi said.
Prior to this incident, another trader was killed during an attack by a gang of armed robbers in the popular Tarmac phone market in Abeokuta on April 13.
One of the eight robbers was arrested while others fled the scene after a gun battle with the police.
However, on May 7, the police command announced the arrest of three more members of the gang.
