{"id":153552,"date":"2022-02-24T21:28:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T20:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=153552"},"modified":"2022-02-25T05:50:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T04:50:11","slug":"five-feared-dead-as-armed-robbers-attack-banks-in-edo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/02\/24\/five-feared-dead-as-armed-robbers-attack-banks-in-edo\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Commando&#8217; robbers attack banks in Uromi, Edo State; Five feared dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Armed robbers on Thursday attacked some commercial banks in Uromi, headquarters of Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State.<\/p>\n<p>Footage from scene:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/X0f8t6DrTFA<\/p>\n<p>No fewer than five persons, including policemen, were reportedly killed during the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The Edo State Police Command spokesman, Kontongs Bello, confirmed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/02\/23\/36-year-old-man-sentenced-to-death-for-armed-robbery-in-akwa-ibom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">robbery<\/a> attacks but did not give details.<\/p>\n<p>The suspected armed robbers were also said to have carted away unspecified huge sums of money from the affected banks.<\/p>\n<p>Photos from some scenes of incident;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-153637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/ola_peter\/2022\/02\/24\/five-feared-dead-as-armed-robbers-attack-banks-in-edo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1395\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/ola_peter\/2022\/02\/24\/five-feared-dead-as-armed-robbers-attack-banks-in-edo.jpg 1395w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/ola_peter\/2022\/02\/24\/five-feared-dead-as-armed-robbers-attack-banks-in-edo-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/ola_peter\/2022\/02\/24\/five-feared-dead-as-armed-robbers-attack-banks-in-edo-1024x545.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/ola_peter\/2022\/02\/24\/five-feared-dead-as-armed-robbers-attack-banks-in-edo-768x408.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1395px) 100vw, 1395px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-153638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/ola_peter\/2022\/02\/24\/five-feared-dead-as-armed-robbers-attack-banks-in-edo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"732\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/ola_peter\/2022\/02\/24\/five-feared-dead-as-armed-robbers-attack-banks-in-edo-1.jpg 732w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/ola_peter\/2022\/02\/24\/five-feared-dead-as-armed-robbers-attack-banks-in-edo-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/ola_peter\/2022\/02\/24\/five-feared-dead-as-armed-robbers-attack-banks-in-edo-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-153639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/ola_peter\/2022\/02\/24\/five-feared-dead-as-armed-robbers-attack-banks-in-edo-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"593\" height=\"741\" \/>Sources said that the attacks on the banks were too coordinated.<\/p>\n<p>A source, who pleaded anonymity, described the attacks as \u201ctoo coordinated in commando style and armed robbers launched the attacks simultaneously. This is novel in this town\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Other sources in the town listed the banks affected by the activities of the suspected armed robbers to include Zenith Bank, First Bank, Unity Bank and the United Bank for Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sporadic shots by the armed robbers caused panic in the town. The robbers came prepared. People are just running helter-skelter,\u201d another source said.<\/p>\n<p>Residents were said to be making contacts with security agencies to come to the rescue of the banks and the residents.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, when contacted, the Edo State Police Command Public Relations Office, Kontongs Bello, confirmed the attacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Armed robbers on Thursday attacked some commercial banks in Uromi, headquarters of Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. Footage from scene: https:\/\/youtu.be\/X0f8t6DrTFA No fewer than five persons, including policemen, were reportedly killed during the attacks. 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