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- One bank staff, three others arrested
First Bank of Nigeria has hailed the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Army for foiling a robbery by armed men in one of its Abuja branch.
Recall that TheNewsGuru had earlier reported that some armed robbers stormed the bank after shooting sporadically into the air to scare people away.
They succeeded in gaining entry into the banking hall but were cut out by the swift response of the police and the Nigerian Army.
The robbers finally surrendered to policemen from the FCT Police Command, after one of them had been killed. – among the four suspects arrested was a banker, a staff of the bank.
The bank, in a statement by Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, said it truly appreciated the valiant effort by the joint security agencies to stop the robbery attacks.
The statement reads, “We wish to inform everyone that the attempted robbery incident that happened at one of our branches in Abuja has been foiled; customers and staff are unhurt, and the suspects have been apprehended.
“The immediate response by the police and military is very commendable and we truly appreciate them for their doggedness and commitment.”
The spokesperson of the command, ASP Mariam Yusuf told reporters that normalcy has been restored.
The CP, Bala Ciroma, confirmed the arrest of the bank’s staff, who acted as an insider for the four suspects.