The police have arrested the
suspected mastermind of the robbery attack at a bank in Abuja.
Anjuri Manzah, spokesman of the
federal capital territory (FCT) police command, confirmed the arrest on Thursday, but he did not give details.
The suspect is
currently being interrogated at the command’s headquarters.
Three
members of the gang were arrested on Saturday during the robbery operation at
Mpape area of the FCT.
Bala Ciroma, FCT police
commissioner, who confirmed the arrest of the suspects, disclosed that one was
shot dead while trying to escape.
One of the suspects identified as
Elijah David had also claimed Larry Ehizo, an employee of the bank, led his
gang to rob the financial institution.
He said Ehizo informed him and
his gang that they could get as much as N7 million from the failed heist.
“Ehizo told us that the job could
fetch about N7m. After we entered the bank, we saw a riot policeman on duty but
sleeping, so Obinna pointed a pistol at him and we tied him with an old
sponge,” he said.
“Mr Larry told us that he would
keep the other door open for us. So, Larry and Obinna later went upstairs with
a pair of pliers to disconnect the CCTV.”
