A bullion van was on Thursday attacked by some armed robbers in Ado Road in Ajah area of Lagos and at least one of the armed robbers was killed according to sources.
Reporters gathered that the robbers attacked the van around 3pm on Thursday and carted away huge sum of money.
Witnesses said that the gunmen first fired at the van from a distance, but the driver refused to stop till he got to Blenco Supermarket.
Multiple eye witnesses took to social media to narrate the incident. A tweet by @Simisoula, said that the robbers escaped with money
She tweeted, “Armed robbers just robbed Blenco’s ATM bullion van (Ado Road, Ajah) just now. Raining bullet with Blenco police. They made away with the money and scattered the rest on the road. People are picking money right now on the road. Pls stay indoors if you are in that axis.”
The state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, told journalist that he his yet to be fully briefed, and refused to make an official comment on the matter.
