[Photos+Video]: See How Armed Robbers Invaded Lekki, Lagos This Evening

The robbersArmed robbers in military uniform late Thursday afternoon attacked the branch of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) at Plot B, Waterfront Plaza, Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos state.
The robbers said to be at least 12, arrived a few minutes before 5pm via a boat, and immediately began firing gunshots into the air in an operation that lasted exactly 25 minutes.

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Reports say three police escorts of a passing civilian Coaster bus and a fish seller were killed in the incident.

According to witnesses, “It was a well-coordinated attack. The robbers arrived in military camouflage and immediately distributed themselves, three of them manning each of the four exits of the bank. As I am talking to you now, the bodies of the three policemen that were killed are still on the ground.”

“Nobody was killed inside the bank because once they announced that they were robbers, everyone, including bank staff, cooperated. All the four people killed were shot outside. The fish seller was crossing the road while the robbery was going on.
“It was a successful operation for them, because they made away with a lot of money. They even hacked into the ATMs and carted away the money stuffed there.When they finished, they escaped using the same speed boat the came with.”

At least 5 people are said to have also been injured by stray bullets and are currently in the hospital receiving treatment.


                                    The Robbers


                       Photo credit: Akintayo Adisa

Kayode Aderanti, the Lagos state commissioner of police, who visited the bank, said the police was assessing the situation and promised that the robbers would be apprehended.

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