At least one police officer lost his life, Thursday night,
when a gang of robbers stormed the office of Abuja Urban Mass Transport Company
(AUMTCO) in Katampe, along Kubwa Expressway.
Mr Tunde Akintola, the company’s Head of Marketing and Communication,
told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja that the gang of five
armed robbers was armed with guns and other dangerous weapons.
Akintola said that, aside from killing the police officer,
they also inflicted different degrees of injuries on some members of staff. “The unfortunate incident happened around 8:00 p.m. on
Thursday night, when most staff members had closed for the day. “We had a few administrative personnel doing skeletal
duties, as well as security personnel around the office. “The gang of about five robbers entered the company through
the administrative gate and forced their way into the cash office, killing the
policeman and injuring some other staff members in the process.’’
Akintola said that the company had yet to ascertain the
degree of loss suffered as the matter was being investigated by the police. He, however, said that the loss could be minimal as the
company did not handle cash on a large scale. “Maybe they thought that all our buses brought cash to the
office at the end of each day; but that is not the case. “Our ticketing is handled by agents who pay directly into
the company’s account every day, but that is not to say that we didn’t suffer
any financial loss to the robbery. “We have imprest and some other contingency cash which were
stolen, but no large-scale loss,’’ he said.
Akintola assured that investigation had commenced on the
robbery, adding that a number of suspects were undergoing interrogation. He commended the Nigerian police for their prompt response,
while commiserating with family of the deceased policeman.
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