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Uromi bank robbery: Police confirm recovery of N37m, five abandoned vehicles

The Police Command in Edo on Friday confirmed that some monies suspected to be carted away by robbers during Thursday’s armed robbery attacks on some banks in Uromi, have been recovered. Mr Phillip Ogbadu, the State Commissioner of Police confirmed this in a phone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Ogbadu said that about N37 million and five cars suspected to have been used by the…

Uromi robbery: First Bank reacts, extends condolences to affected families

First Bank of Nigeria has condoled with families who lost their loved ones during the deadly robbery attack that rocked Edo State. Okay.ng recalls that on Thursday, February 24, gunmen stormed Uromi in numbers and in several vehicles to attack four banks with dynamites. The robbers used explosives to penetrate the banks’ entrance, and bags of cash were carried out and stuffed in different…