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Regional news for Sunday 14 February 2021
Source: rainbowradioonline.com
02/14/2021
Police say they responded to distress call about bank robbery
Police in Esiama, West region, foiled a robbery attack on Ecobank Esiama branch.
Police said in a statement they responded to a distress call that claimed thieves, numbering about five, attacked the bank. Police went to the scene where the thieves opened fire upon seeing police.
Police went to the scene where the thieves opened fire upon seeing police.
Armed police retaliated, leading the thieves to flee into a nearby bush in the wee hours of Saturday, February 13, 2021.
Police also rescued a private bank security guard and another who was on duty at an adjacent ECG office (names of security officers withheld).
Their hands had been tied behind them and their legs also tied with ropes. The police chose an AK 47 assault rifle with a soaked serial number and 28 live cartridges from the direction of the bush where the thieves are fleeing. Other items recovered included an industrial cutter, crowbar, screwdrivers, damaged padlocks and four used BB shells.
Police also observed, among other things, that armed thieves damaged the burglar-proof door and the glass door leading to the banking hall. Although the thieves were given access to the banking room, they were unsuccessful in their operation due to the timely intervention of the police.
Meanwhile, a search has been organized to arrest them and we urge residents of Esiama and surrounding villages to report suspicious figures, especially those with gunshot wounds to hospitals, clinics and herbalists for treatment.
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