– One person was killed and others wounded as the attackers shotsporadically One person was shot dead and unconfirmed number of bank customers were injured as gunmen, suspected to be armed robbers, stormed an ATM along Ada George road in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital.
The incident happened at the close of work on Monday, February 15 and eyewitnesses said that the gunmen who probably carried out adequate surveillance on the bank timed their attack to coincide
with the loading of the machine.
According to the sketchy account, the gunmen arrived at the ATMs in an SUV and opened fire sporadically killing one person at point blank range while other bank customers and the bank staff sustained bullet wounds.
An eyewitness said: “As soon we saw them park their Jeep, we thought that they had come to make some withdrawals. Immediately they emerged from the Jeep clutching AK 47, they started shooting at anything in sight and targeting the bank staff loading the ATMs.
“Customers scampered for safety. Some people may have been injured by stray bullets”.
At press time, it was not clear if the robbers succeeded in carting away cash in the melee.
Ahmad Muhammad who is the police public relations officer of the Rivers state command confirmed the incident but could not confirm any casualty.
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