Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have foiled a bank robbery in Mpape, a few metres from Maitama, Abuja.
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Our correspondent gathered that the robbers were trapped in the banking hall for many hours following the arrival of the police who surrounded the building.
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The FCT Commissioner of Police, Bala Ciroma, confirmed the incident to our correspondent.
He stated, “It is a foiled bank robbery; We stopped the robbers from raiding the bank. Four men were arrested while a suspect was killed.
A huge crowd thronged the scene as the news of the robbery spread, causing serious traffic gridlock on the narrow road that leads into the community which is located on a hill. Punch