Dare devil armed robbers opens fire, cart away Nasarawa gov’t’s N10 million in broad daylight

Dare devil armed robbers on Monday waylaid a cashier in the Office of the Secretary to Nasarawa State government and carted away the sum of N10 million in Lafia on Monday.

CAPITAL POST in Lafia gathered that the cashier cashed the money from a particular Commercial bank in Lafia, the State capital and was on his way back to the government house, when the robbers attacked the government house vehicle conveying the money.

A source told this online, saying: “When the cashier at the office of the secretary to the state government, Suleiman Wakayi went to a commercial bank and withdrew the sum of N10 million, on their way to the office, they were stopped by the traffic warder along Shendam road Lafia, and unknown to them, the vehicle in front of them were armed robbers who used the opportunity of the traffic to robbed them without difficulties.

“The gunmen came out from their vehicle and started shooting sporadically and everyone started scampering for safety, and they successfully transfered the N10 million into their own vehicle and left.”

Our correspondent report that recently, Monday’s attack will be second in few weeks as Nasarawa State Ministry of Finance was similarly attacked immediately the cashier arrived the Office from a Commercial Bank and an unspecific amount of money was carted away by a yet to be arrested armed robbers.

When the gunmen stormed the Ministry of Finance with sporadic shooting, people ran for their dear lives before the money was taken away.

At the time of going to the press attempt to have the Police Public Relations Officer of Nasarawa State Police Command, Nansel Nanrel speak failed.

A text mesaage sent to him wasn’t replied as well.