Armed robbers raid police station, bank in Niger

-Robbers kill two police men, leaves four others injured

-4 bank customers killed, at least a dozen others injured.

Armed Robbers attack police station, bank in Niger

Gunmen on Wednesday evening, ambushed the Lapai Police Station, in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State, killing two policemen and leaving four others with varying degrees of injuries.

The assailants, believed to be armed robbers,  also attacked a bank and besieged the community.

Numbering about 50, the armed robbers attacked the police station before raiding the bank.

An eye witness, pleading anonymity, revealed that the gunmen ambushed the police station shooting sporadically.

According to the witness “This was the  first of its kind. I have not seen that kind of thing until Wednesday when the hoodlums were shooting as if we were in a war situation.

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“After killing the policemen and injuring four others, the robbers shot their way into the bank vault, from which they carted away money in sacks and Ghana-must-go bags.”

Four customers of the bank were killed while 12 others suffered gunshot wounds.

The robbers invaded the community thorugh Gulu-Lapai road in three vehicles. They later split into two groups.

“One group blocked the three major roads leading to the town, to ward off security personnel.

“They shot into the air and held the entire community hostage. There was panic and commercial activities were grounded as people scampered for safety. Traders hurriedly closed shop.”

Niger State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Austin Agbolahor,  on Thursday visited the scene of the fatal attack with led other senior officers.

The police is yet to make any official statement on the attack.