Armed robbers on Thursday invaded Peace Mass Transit Park in Nsukka in Enugu State, carting away an undisclosed amount of money and throwing residents of the eastern town into panic.
According to a staff of the company who pleaded anonymity, the seven-man robbery gang dressed in Mobile Police uniform, stormed the ticketing office at about 3.28 p.m.
He said that the robbers who wielded AK-47 rifles, ordered the workers to lie flat on the ground faced down.
“They came with a school bus, belonging to Imilke-Agu Secondary School.
“Three of them entered the ticketing room, searched the lockers where we keep money and removed the money they found there while the others mounted sentry outside.
“The robbers, who wore mobile police uniform, shot in the air several times to scare people,” the staff told NAN.
Nsukka Office Manager of the company, a retired police officer who identified himself simply as Mr Ogaranya, said he sensed danger when he heard harsh voices asking of the manager’s office.
“They ordered me to lie down and asked me to tell them where money is kept. All of them wore mobile police uniform and were armed with AK-47 rifles.
“I do not know how much they collected; all I know is that they collected all the money in my locker.
“I thank God we have moved the money we collected in the morning to the bank,” Ogaranya said.
NAN reports that traders and artisans who ply their trade at the park, immediately closed shop for the day after the incident.
Confirming the incident, the Enugu State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Mr Ebere Amarizu, said that police were already on the trail of the robbers.
“I have been informed of the robbery incident in PMT Nsukka Office today, the Police have started trailing the robbers,” Amarizu said.
