Two killed as gunmen hijack bullion van in Lagos

Two people were killed yesterday when gunmen hijacked a bullion van belonging to a new generation bank in Lagos and allegedly carted away huge sum of money. The incident, which occurred along Ado road, Ajah in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos, caused tension in the area as road users scampered to safety. The Lagos […]

Two people were killed yesterday when gunmen hijacked a bullion van belonging to a new generation bank in Lagos and allegedly carted away huge sum of money.

The incident, which occurred along Ado road, Ajah in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos, caused tension in the area as road users scampered to safety.

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, and the Command Spokesman, could not be reached for comment on the attack as they kept rejecting phone calls.

But sources said the gunmen trailed the bullion van from a mall in Ajah where it has gone to collect cash to a lonely spot before they eventually overtook it.

The source said the gunmen opened fire at the occupants of the bullion van as soon as they intercepted the vehicle.

The source said a stray bullet hit a commercial motorcycle rider and killed him on the spot.

A police source said two persons, the driver and a spy policeman, sustained injuries during the attack.

“During the attack that lasted for several minutes, at least two persons were said to have been killed by the gunmen who trailed the bullion van to entrance of Blanco Supermarket where the cash was moved away,” the source said.

Our correspondents gathered that the gunmen, aside from vandalizing the bullion van, also attacked a water tanker, forcing the driver and assistant to scamper to safety.

It was also gathered that both the driver of the water tanker and his conductor sustained injuries while trying the escape from the scene.