by Anike Jacobs
A man simply identified as Alhaji recently foiled an attempt by a two-man robbery gang to dispossess a him of N900, 000 in a Bank at Iwo Road area of Ibadan, Oyo State.
He Fad gone to withdraw the cash, after which he drove out of the bank premises in his Nissan Pathfinder Sport Utility Vehicle.
Unknown to him, he had been sighted by the two armed robbers who had mounted surveillance around the bank, in search of victims. The two armed gang members immediately followed the Alhaji on their operational motorcycle.
On getting to Alakia area of the city, the hoodlums reportedly blocked the Pathfinder with their motorcycle, drew a gun and shot at their victim’s leg, demanding for the money he just withdrew from the bank.
Shocked by the unexpected confrontation, Alhaji was reported to have fumbled to retrieve the money from where he kept it, but the armed robbers who felt he was deliberately using delay tactics to outwit them shot him the second time.
This was said to have discomfited the man who engaged the reverse gear and pressed hard on the throttle. In the process, one of the armed robbers was hit and he died instantly. Seeing that his partner in crime had been brought down, the other robber was reported to have fled.
The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Kolawole Shodipo, confirmed the report.
