Cash said to be running into several hundreds of millions of naira was snatched on Tuesday by armed robbers from a bullion van at Ubulu Okiti, Delta State.
One policeman was feared killed while many of his colleagues and other residents of the area were injured in the incident that occurred at the Ubulu Okiti portion of Asaba-Benin Expressway.
A shootout occurred during the attack on the bullion van conveying the money from Asaba.
Witnesses said the gun battle ensued as the robbers made to escape with the money.
The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Celestina Kalu, who confirmed the robbery, said nobody was killed.
She said, “Several of our men and civilians were injured and are receiving treatment in hospitals.”
She added that the robbers escaped with the money in the bullion van but, declined to name the amount.
Source: Punch
