3 Killed As Robbers Invade Lagos International Airport
Thursday, March 14, 2013Omoba
Despite the huge
presence of diverse security operatives at the Murtala Mohammed International
Airport Lagos, heavily armed robbers on Wednesday night invaded the
international Wing of the airport, killed two police officers and made away
with a huge sum of foreign currencies from some bureau-de-change.
The dare devil
robbers, who reportedly arrived the airport some few minutes to 9pm, headed for
the BDC operators centre near the car park of the airport for the daring
attack.
Eyewitness accounts
claim the armed robbers numbering over 10 started shooting sporadically into
the air as soon as soon as they arrived at the international airport.
The robbers were said
to have been engaged in an exchange of gunfire with police officers policemen
in the airport for about 30 minutes. This led to the death of two of the police
officers.
One of the robbers was
also gunned in the gun duel.
The General Manager,
Corporate Communications of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN),
Mr. Yakubu Dati, confirmed the robbery.
He however said he
could only confirm the death of one of the robbers, noting that the level of
casualties was being ascertained.
“The situation has
since been brought under control by the swift intervention of joint security
force. They were apparently attempting to rob a bureau de change operator near
the airport. Normal operations and flight have not been affected by the
incident” he added.
The robbery has again
revealed the porous security network of the nation’s major international
airport as a similar robbery occurred in the airport recently. Last year, robbers
came to the airport and made away with millions of dollars from the same Bureau
de Change.
Source: Channels TV
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