Gunmen Killed Two Policemen While Escorting Money

Two policemen guarding a microfinance bank in Kubwa, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), were on Tuesday shot dead by gunmen.

City News gathered that the policemen were escorting some bank officials to the bank’s main branch at Dutsen Alhaji around 4pm when the incident happened.

The gunmen, who allegedly trailed the vehicle, shot at it and punctured its tyres, forcing it to stop. Witnesses said the gunmen, suspected to be armed robbers, then took away some money and fled the scene.

Three officials of the bank, a driver, a cashier and another staff, who survived the attack with injuries, were moved to the Kubwa General Hospital.

Our reporter who visited the scene of the incident around Phase 4 area of the town yesterday, learnt that the two policemen were sitting at the back seat of the vehicle, with one of the bank officials while another staff was in the front with the driver when the vehicle was attacked.

Head of Accident and Emergency of the Kubwa General Hospital, Mr. P.N Oluse, confirmed that the remains of the two policemen had been deposited at the hospital’s morgue, while the three injured bank officials have been attended to, and discharged yesterday.

The microfinance bank was locked up when our reporter visited, as their officials were said to have been invited by the police for questioning over the incident.

The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Kubwa, CSP Ayobami Surajudeen, said the police was investigating the matter.

Daily Trust