Daredevil armed robbers on Saturday snatched N3 million meant for payment of workers' salaries and allowances in Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State.
According to the Daily Independent, the cashier of the Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State, Victor Chukwuani was attacked by armed robbers on Friday, 24th of July while withdrawing a sum of N3 million meant for the payment of workers' salaries in the area.
He was reportedly trailed to the bank by the robbers. Victor Chukwuani unknowingly visited a New Generation Bank located at Rangers Avenue in Enugu to withdraw the funds. He splitted it into two and placed it differently in his car before leaving the bank premises.
As he drove off in his car, the armed robbers numbering 4 swooped in on him in a green coloured Toyota Spider car and held him at gunpoint demanding for the money. Chukwuani tried playing smart by giving them half of the money at first but they insisted on the remaining part claiming they watched him all along. He complied and they zoomed off with the cash.
Spokesman of Enugu State Police Command, Ebere Amaraizu, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday.
Amaraizu said: “Chukwuani believed to be a cashier with the said council had claimed that on 24/7/15 in the morning that he had gone to a new generation bank located at Rangers Avenue in Enugu where he allegedly withdrew the sum of N3 million being money meant for salaries and allowances of some staff of the local government which according to him is to be paid cash.
“He further claimed that after the withdrawal, he split the money into two and placed them differently inside his personal car and drove off and at lagos street within ogui axis,a spider car green in colour blocked him and with the emergence of four men armed with gun and ordered him to give them the money.
“According to him, he released the first bag to them and they insisted that one other bag is left and threatened to shoot him before it was finally given to them and they disappeared.
Victor Chukwuani is currently being questioned by the police for going to withdraw such a huge amount of money alone and also deciding to pay such by hand rather than paying through the bank system which is the safest and ideal way.