Suspected
robbers have attacked some residents of Abuja at a traffic intersection near
the National Mosque.
One
of the victims, who spoke to City News on condition of anonymity, said the
suspects attacked him at about 7:30pm while on his way home from his office in
Utako.
He
said the robbers hid in the shrubs at an
undeveloped plot opposite the mosque and pounced on him.
“As
I stopped by the traffic light at the junction, two men appeared from the
banana plantation in an undeveloped plot, robbed me and returned into the
banana grove,” he said.
Another
resident, Mohammed Haruna, who frequents the area, said many people have
allegedly been robbed in a similar fashion at the spot.
He
said the victims were pounced upon by the hoodlums when they slowed down before
the speed breakers or were waiting for the traffic light.
Reacting,
the Wuse Divisional Police Officer, CSP Yakubu Sule, said the reports were not
true, insisting that the area was well policed.
“Before
I came, it was an issue but I have
posted officers on stop and search duty in the area,” he said, adding
that the incident did not happen as no such report was lodged at the station.
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