Suspected armed robbers trailed a man from a third-generation bank in Niger State and snatched over N10m from him on the road.
The incident occurred on Friday after the man was said to have received payment from a client.
PUNCH Online learnt that the robbers overtook the man on Shiroro Road in Minna, seized the money and also made away with the victim’s Toyota Camry.
The assailants abandoned their own Toyota Corolla at the scene of the robbery and fled with the Camry.
It was further learnt that the victim recovered one of the rifles used by the robbers during the attack.
The Niger State Police Command spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident on Friday, adding that the police recovered the rifle and the vehicle abandoned by the suspects.
He said efforts were ongoing to apprehend the fleeing robbers.
“On March 6, 2026, at about 3 pm, suspected armed robbers attacked a Toyota Camry reportedly trailed from a bank to Shiroro Road.
“The victim was robbed of a sum of money and his vehicle, while the robbers abandoned their Toyota Corolla and escaped with the victim’s vehicle.
“Further findings indicated that the victim recovered one of the robbers’ rifles. Police operatives attached to Tudun-Wada Division moved to the scene, recovered the rifle and the robbers’ vehicle.
“The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Minna, and efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects,” he stated.
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