First City Monument Bank in Lekki, Lagos late in
the afternoon shooting sporadically.
According to the News24, an unknown number of
people have been killed following the bank robbery
operation in Lagos. The bank is said to be located
around the Lekki/Ikoyi bridge. (Scroll down for
photos)
An eyewitness said that a large number of armed
men invaded the bank shooting sporadically.
According to the Punch, the robbers robbed a bank
at Lekki phase 1 and attempted to escape through
the link bridge to Ikoyi when they encountered
policemen.
Reportedly, policemen on duty in a bullion van
have been shot dead as commuters scamper for
safety, abandoning their vehicles. The robbers are
said to have fled on speedboat.
“Around 4.45pm, I was driving to my office in Ikoyi
from Lekki but when I got a spot on the bridge, I
heard sporadic gunshots. Fortunately, policemen at
the tail end of the bridge inwards Ikoyi, shot back,”
the eyewitness, who identified himself as Tayo,
said.
“We all came out of our vehicles and laid on the
floor to avoid being hit by stray bullets. At some
point, some of the policemen were overwhelmed
by the fire power of the robbers and had to flee.
The robbers later jumped into a speed boat and
escaped through the water,” he added.
According to the LindaIkeji blog, three police
officers, three civilians were shot dead. A fish
seller who has been shot was rushed to the
hospital. Five other people who were hit by stray
bullets were also rushed to the hospital.
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