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FESTAC Bank Robbery: Police Shifts Blame to Navy, Airforce
Posted by George on Fri 16th Oct, 2015 - tori.ngThe men of the Lagos State Police Command have lamented the lack of support from security outfits during the FESTAC bank robbery that reportedly took place for over 2 hours without a timely response from security operatives in the area.
Front view of one of the robbed banks
Over 48 hours after the armed robbery gang stormed FESTAC and robbed two banks in gestapo style, the police in Lagos has revealed said their appeal for help to the Nigerian Navy (NN) and Nigerian Air Force (NAF) did not yield results.
Speaking on anonymity, senior police officers told a reporter that they had radioed first for help from the Navy in Lagos, when the armed robbers struck that morning, but got no favourable response.
According to the sources, the navy had told them (the police), that even their smallest vessel cannot access the canal since it's too shallow, adding that they should seek help from the Air Force.
Similarly, the police had allegedly sought for the air power of the Airforce to assist in pursuing the suspects as they made their getaway through the canal. The senior police officers also claimed that the Air Force had not outrightly rejected to help, rather they were told to contact NAF headquarters for clearance.
When contacted, the Director Navy Information (DINFO), Commodore Aliyu Kabiru, said "The NN is constitutionally responsible in defending the nation's territorial intergrity by sea. Thus, the Navy operates in the open seas.
Speaking on anonymity, senior police officers told a reporter that they had radioed first for help from the Navy in Lagos, when the armed robbers struck that morning, but got no favourable response.
According to the sources, the navy had told them (the police), that even their smallest vessel cannot access the canal since it's too shallow, adding that they should seek help from the Air Force.
Similarly, the police had allegedly sought for the air power of the Airforce to assist in pursuing the suspects as they made their getaway through the canal. The senior police officers also claimed that the Air Force had not outrightly rejected to help, rather they were told to contact NAF headquarters for clearance.
When contacted, the Director Navy Information (DINFO), Commodore Aliyu Kabiru, said "The NN is constitutionally responsible in defending the nation's territorial intergrity by sea. Thus, the Navy operates in the open seas.
The police is alleging that the operational bureaucracyin these agencies and the lack of suppor is responsible for the easy get away of the armed robbers
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