BY JOEL GRANDBALL
The busy commercial metropolis of the Ughelli community was in commotion as armed robbers, in a commando style, attacked a customer at the premises of a new generation bank along Isoko Road in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.
It was learned that the robbers armed with guns in a gold-coloured Venza had trailed their suspected victim to the United Bank of Africa (UBA) premises along Isoko Road, shot severally into the air before attacking the victim and carting away about N10m.
Our correspondent gathered that the victim had yet to enter the bank hall before the gunmen struck and made away with three bags containing Naira notes.
It was gathered that the bank’s private security guard simply identified as Mr Saturday Paragon, a motorcycle rider, and a woman were shot by the gunmen who arrived at the bank premises with a Toyota Venza.
The incident led to panic as shop owners quickly shut down while vehicular movement was on hold as the operation was on along the ever-busy Isoko Road in Ughelli.
A source who spoke to the Pointer said, “The robbers came for the customer who was coming to make a deposit and before he could enter the bank, he was probably trailed and the unfortunate incident occurred.
“One of our security guards was injured and he is currently receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital.
A spy camera that caught the suspected armed robbers indicated that they came in a gold-coloured Venza with one of the robbers in the passenger seat displaying an AK-47 riffle while putting on a mask over his face.
