The Police command in Edo on Friday confirmed that some monies suspected to been stolen by robbers during Thursday’s bank heists in Uromi, have been recovered.
The command, in a press statement titled: “Recovery of Abandoned Vehicles/Other Items Used in Uromi Bank Robbery” revealed that the money was recovered from the abandoned operational vehicles used by the armed robbers at a bush in neighbouring Ubiaja, Esan Southeast LGA.
The statement stated: “On 25/02/2022, at about 0730, operatives of the Edo State Police Command, in conjunction with local vigilance members, accompanied by Chief John Odijie, the Oniha of Ubiaja, led by the DPO, Ubiaja, acting on credible information that some vehicles suspected to have been used by armed robbers in the Uromi bank robbery operations on the 24/02 /2022 were seen hidden in Oruen Quarters bush of Ubiaja in Esan Southeast LGA of Edo State.
“On receipt of the information, the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ubiaja mobilised his men who during the bank robbery operations blocked all the exit routes from in and out of Uromi town, together with the team immediately mobilised to the location and recovered the following vehicles and items: One red Camry car with Reg. No. EZA 105 KJA, One ash Camry Car with Reg. No. KWL 19 DU, One Dark Ash Corolla car with Reg. No. UBJ 734 SZ, One Lexus 330 car with Reg. No. AAA 973 FL, One Red Q. Link M/CYCLE With Reg. No. EZA 105 QN, one Red Day Long M/Cycle With Reg. No. ENU 204 QL, two small bags containing women items, one Union Bank ATM card and cash sum thirty four million, five hundred and ten thausan Naira only ( #34,510,000.00).”
He noted that it was suspected that the robbers might have abandoned the monies and the vehicles on realising that the police were on their trail.
Trixx NG had reported reported how dare devil robbers on Thursday evening carried out what many persons had termed coordinated attacks on some commercial banks in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo.
Witnesses said the bandits operated for more than two hours.
According to the police, gunmen, who raided four banks and attacked a Police Divisional Headquarters killed seven people.
Two policemen were among the people killed.
Witnesses said the gunmen got to the town in large numbers and in several vehicles before they attacked the four banks with dynamites.
Police spokesman in Edo, SP Bello Kontongs confirmed the killing of the two Police officers and five civilians in the attack.
The banks raided were Zenith Bank, First Bank, Unity Bank and the United Bank for Africa (UBA)