It was a bloody site to behold on Tuesday as armed robbers attacked a bullion van belonging to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), at Hawan Kibo hills, near Riyom in Plateau, killing two policemen attached to the van as escorts.
The spokesman of Plateau Police Command, Mr Terna Tyopev, in a statement told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos that the van was ambushed by the robbers.Three other policemen attached to the bullion van sustained various degrees of injuries in the crossfire.
He said that the bullion van was carrying money from Jos to Lafia in Nasawara State and the attack was believed to be a clear case of ambush.
He also said that "Policemen escorting the bullion van repelled the
attack; unfortunately we lost two of our men on the spot, while three
other were badly injured,''
The robbers were however unable to cart away money from the bullion van he said, adding that the police had commenced investigation to arrest the gun men.
