Uromi Bank Robbery: Gunmen Abandon N34m, Four Vehicles, Two Motorcycles

The Edo Police Command has said it has recovered over N34 million, four vehicles and two motorcycles from the scene of the bank robbery in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area of the state.

Tracknews had reported that dare-devil armed robbers stormed three banks in the community and killed eight persons made up of two policemen and six civilians.

In a statement on Friday night issued by the state Police Spokesman, Kontongs Bello said the cash and the vehicles were abandoned a few metres from the scene of the robberies.

He said the items were abandoned near the railway on the road to Ubiaja when youths from the area mounted barricades when they heard of the incident in Uromi.

Bello said that the abandoned items were moved to the police station in the area by combined police and vigilante group and the state Governor Godwin Obaseki has visited the scene of the robberies.

The statement reads: “Today 25/02/2022 at about 0730 Operatives of the Edo state police command in conjunction with local Vigilantes accompanied by Chief John Odijie, the Oniha of Ubiaja led by the DPO Ubiaja acting on credible information that some vehicles suspected to have been used by armed Robbers in Uromi Bank Robbery Operations on the 24/02 /2022 were seen hidden in Oruen Quarters Bush of Ubiaja in Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State.

“On receipt of the information, the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ubiaja mobilized his men who during the bank robbery operations blocked all the exit routes from in and out of Uromi town, together with the team immediately mobilize to the location and recovered the following vehicles and items; One Red Colour Camry car with Reg.No. EZA 105 KJA, One ash Colour Camry Car with Reg. No. KWL 19 DU, One Dark Ash colour corolla car with Reg. No. UBJ 734 SZ, One Lexus 330 car with Reg. No. AAA 973 FL, One Red Q. Link M/CYCLE With Reg. No. EZA 105 QN, One Red Day Long M/ Cycle With Reg. No. ENU 204 QL, Two small bags containing women’s Items, one Union Bank ATM card and Cash Sum Thirty-four million, five hundred and ten thousand Naira only ( #34,510,000.00).”