Gun men Attack Bullion Van at Nguru community, Imo state

The bullion van was attacked by armed robbers at Nguru community in Mbaise LGA of Imo State on April 28, 2022.

 

Police Authorities have said, Gunmen believed to be armed robbers have attacked a bullion van at Nguru community in Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State on Thursday April 28, 2022.

The Public Relations Officer of the Imo State Police Command, Mike Abattam, testified to the attack on Thursday in Owerri, the state capital, he explained that the incident happened in the afternoon at Nguru community in Mbaise Local Government Area of the state.

Rephrasing how the incident happened, Abattam explained that the bullion van was returning to Owerri after delivering money at one of the commercial banks in the local government, he included that the bullion van was attacked by the gunmen who caught up with the vehicle with the intention to take away the money it was containing.

The state police command PRO said the driver of the van made several attempts to escape the attack, but the vehicle somersaulted in the process but no life was lost in the incident. While some security operatives are also seen at the scene of the incident.

 

He made it known that no money was taken away from the bullion van because it was already empty at the time of the attact, according to the command’s spokesman, the gunmen took to their heels immediately they noticed the van was empty while the commissioner for police in Imo has drafted a police tactical team to the area.

He said the security operatives were asked to make sure the assailants were arrested and restore calm in the area.