Sergeant Promise Ukwuoma and an employee of Access Bank, Rumuolumeni Branch, Samuel Ndudiri, have been identified as members of a criminal gang who attempted to rob the bank.
According
to the State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Nnamdi Omoni, the
operatives of the Command on Thursday foiled what would have been a
major bank robbery in the state and arrested 3 suspects. .
The
three suspects with others on the run had brought a filled gas cylinder
to the Access Bank premises in Rumuolumeni and had engaged in cutting
the main door into the bank when security operatives stormed the place.
However,
some members of the gang, including a police corporal, Gabriel Igwe, of
the 19 Police Mobile Force, are currently on the run, two AK 47 rifles
belonging to the serving police personnel were recovered during the
operation.
Ndudiri, the Access Bank employee was said to have
masterminded the robbery, with the assistance of the police sergeant,
who is from the Department of Operations, Port Harcourt. Via: instablog
