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Armed robbers on Thursday hijacked a bullion van belonging to a new generation bank and allegedly carted away huge amount of money.
The incident happened along Ado road, Ajah, in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos.
Both the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, and the Command Spokesman, couldn’t be contacted for details of the attack as they kept rejecting all calls to their phones.
But sources said the bandits followed the bullion van from a mall in Ajah where it has gone to collect cash to a lonely spot before they eventually overtook it.
According to a source, the gunmen opened fire at the occupants of the bullion van as soon as they caught with the vehicle.
The source also alleged that one of the bullets hit a commercial motorcycle rider, killing him on the spot.
Another source said two persons, the driver and a spy policeman, sustained bullet wounds during the attack.
“During the attack that lasted for several minutes, at least two persons were said to have been killed by the gunmen who followed the bullion van to entrance of the Supermarket where the cash was moved away” the source added.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Lagos Command, Muyiwa Adejobi could not be reached for confirmation as at press time as he failed to respond to phone calls put across to him
