Gunmen attack Lagos bank customer, steal N250,000

A gang of robbers have met their Waterloo at Morogbo, in the Badagry area of Lagos State after they were caught for robbing a bank customer of N250,000.

We learnt that the suspects were beaten to a pulp by a mob on Friday before they were handed over to policemen from the Morogbo division, Punchng report.

Our correspondent gathered that the men – Saka Ibrahim (25), Oni Kudaisi (35), Sodiq Dauda (28), and Taiwo Popoola (24) – waylaid their victim, who had just withdrawn the money from an Access Bank branch at Car Wash bus stop.

The gunmen reportedly collected the money, shot into the air to scare residents and fled on two motorcycles they brought for the operation.

Some community youths, including motorcycle riders, were said to have summoned courage and gave the hoodlums a chase.

The gunmen were reportedly caught in the Ibiye area, where they had tried to mix with a crowd to escape detection.

The bank customer, who identified himself only as Cletus, said the four-man gang trailed him from the bank.

He said, “I withdrew the money on Friday at a branch of Access Bank at Car Wash bus stop. I boarded a bus which took me to Magbon. After I alighted and crossed the road, I heard someone saying, ‘That is the man we are looking for.’ One of them came towards me and tried to collect the money. A resident, who saw what was happening, raised the alarm that they were robbers.

“I held the man trying to collect my money and as we struggled, another member of the gang came, hit me, forcefully collected the money and shot into the air.

“As people heard the gunshot, they came out, mobilised and gave them a chase. I tried to run after them too, but I could not catch up because they were on motorcycles.”

A senior police officer said policemen at the Morogbo division, led by the Divisional Police Officer, SP Adagba Johnson, blocked the road to prevent the suspects from escaping.

“Since people knew the robbers would pass in front of the police station, they called to alert the division.