…they now operate with POS to verify account details of victims
Despite the heavy presence of security operatives on Abuja express roads on Friday night, ‘One Chance’ armed robbers still had a field day on the eve of the rescheduled presidential and National Assembly elections robbing Nigerians.
Between the Ministers Hill Bus stop along the Kubwa Zuba express road last Saturday many victims had their wallets and mobile phones stolen at gunpoint.
A victim of these ‘one chance’ robbers narrated his ordeal to TNG at about 8.30pm when he boarded one of such commercial vehicles.
Mr Emmanuel Ehijene a staff of People’s Television,PTV narrowly escaped death as the robbers threw him out of a moving vehicle after he was dispossessed of his mobile phone and other valuables.
According to him, immediately he boarded the saloon car he was made to seat in between two men.
He said” within a three pole drive they announced themselves that they were robbers and pulled out three revolvers.
“The one by my right pointed his shortgun at my head while the one by the left pointed his at my stomach.
“The one with the driver pointed at my head and demanded for my ATM card and its PIN.
” The first PIN I gave was wrong after they cross-checked with the POS and immediately threatened to blow of my head so I gave them the right PIN.
“After checking they gave me my ATM and phone SIM card after they checked and made their confirmation.
“My guy it was a harrowing and terrible experience because for every question I received a severe blow to my head.
” I was mercilessly beaten before I was shoved off the moving vehicle.
“After my ordeal the vehicle still went back to same spot to continue the raid and I met two other victims trekking home who had a similar experience.
Recall that Ministers Hill and Berger bustops are flash points for such raids in recent time.