Two banks located at Apapa, Lagos were today burnt to
ashes by an irate mob.
Though the reasons for the action defers depending from
who one spoke to,but CKN news gathered that the mob attacked the two banks
after a tanker driver was shot dead by a Policeman stationed at one of the
Banks.
The action infuriated his colleagues who then vented
their anger on the Bank, at the end of the day Sterling bank and Diamond Bank
were set on fire and burnt to ashes.
Properties and Cash running into millions of Naira were
lost in the process.
Security agents had a hectic day trying to bring the
situation under control.
This is the second recorded shooting involving officers
of the Nigerian Police in five days.
A Policeman on the convoy of Abia State Speaker,few
days ago shot two officers of the FRSC in Aba.They are still recuperating from
the shooting.
Meanwhile,
the Akwa Ibom Police Command today denied the story of a Bank robbery in the
State capital.
This
is the Press release pushed out by the Command.
The attention of the Akwa Ibom State
Police Command has been drawn to a publication in social media on 18th
July, 2017 with the above caption, and wishes to state categorically that the
said information is baseless, unfounded, false, misleading and should be
disregarded out rightly.
We
could have dismissed this story as one of those noted for irredeemable,
inaccuracies and unbalanced but for the obvious intended mischief and
misinformation by social media writers in the desperate attempt to attract
traffic to their blogs.
It
is clear that the bloggers did not make any attempt to contact the Command PPRO
to verify the credibility of the story before disseminating it through the
social media for public consumption.
To
set the records straight and give a clear and correct picture of issues raised
in the said online report, the Command wish to inform the public that there was
no robbery attack on any commercial bank anywhere in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The
incident that was erroneously referred to was a clash between rival cult gangs
along the road which was promptly contained by the swift response of our patrol
teams.
We
call on well-meaning Nigerian not to believe the exaggerated version of the
online story and call on the bloggers to always check their contents before
rushing online and also reflect on the true account of what transpired.
The
Akwa Ibom State Police Command has reiterated his commitment in keeping the
state safe and secured.
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