Two policemen have been killed, and three others injured when dare devil armed robbers attacked a bullion van belonging to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), at Hawan Kibo hills, near Riyom in Plateau State on Tuesday.
The spokesman of the Plateau Police Command, Mr Terna Tyopev, who disclosed this in Jos, said that the van was ambushed by the robbers.
He said that three other policemen attached to the bullion van were injured. He said that the bullion van was carrying money from Jos to Lafia in Nasawara State.
“It was a clear case of ambush; they were attacked unexpectedly. “Policemen escorting the bullion van repelled the attack; unfortunately we lost two of our men on the spot, while three other were badly injured,” Tyopev said.
The PPRO, however, stated that the robbers were not able to cart away money from the bullion van “because our men responded vigorously; they reacted firmly,” he said, adding that the police had commenced investigation to arrest the gun men.
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