Man Arrested After Attempting To Rob Bank By Hiding In The Ceiling

Suspected Robber Found In Bank’s Ceiling

Security operatives have reportedly arrested a man who sneaked into the ceiling of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) located in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State with plans to rob it.

The suspect, identified as Idam Jeremiah, had allegedly planned to hide in the ceiling until the bank closed to customers so he could steal money from the bank.

Revealing more details on the happening, a witness who spoke to newsmen on the condition of anonymity, said the young man pretended to be a customer to gain entrance into the bank.

“When he entered the bank he pretended as if he wanted to use the toilet and climbed into the ceiling,” he said.

However, luck ran out on him as one of the cleaners in the bank noticed the slippers he abandoned in the toilet as he climbed into the ceiling, as well as the stains left on the wall when climbing.

“She called the attention of the security men at the bank and one of them went up the ceiling to find out if someone was there. That was how we discovered someone hiding in the ceiling,” the source said.

Naija News gathered the suspect refused to come down when he was discovered hiding in the ceiling until the police called by the bank’s management threatened to shoot him.

The incident has been confirmed by the spokesman of Kebbi Police Command, DSP Nafiu Abubakar, adding that “the matter is still being investigated by the CID.”