Breaking: Armed robbers raid MTN office in Kebbi, carting away N4.5m

The Kebbi Police Command have confirmed the invasion of MTN office in Tudun Wada area of Birnin Kebbi by three armed robbers on Wednesday.
The Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Nafi’u Abubakar, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday.“Yes, the robbery took place and investigation has since began,” he said.
MTN’s Manager in the state, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki, said that the robbers stormed the shop around 2.pm on Wednesday and stole about N4.5 million.
“The armed robbers carried out the operation in less than five minutes when they stormed our office at around 2 pm, and carting away nothing less than N4.5 million , ” he said.
Dasuki explained that the three masked robbers arrived the office in a Toyota saloon car with Bauchi state number plate. “On arrival, the robbers, armed with AK 47 ordered all the people outside the office to lay down while wielding their guns. ”He said that one of the rubbers was left outside holding those laying down hostage at gun point.
Dasuki added that the remaining two shot into the air immediately after they gained entry into the office and demanded for money.
“The robbers must have trailed one of the staff members from a bank, where he withdrew money for office transactions.
“As soon as they got into the office, they demanded for the money by asking where is the money, where is the money?
“They carted away the money in less than five minutes’ operation; they stole over N4.5 million,” the manager said.