According to reports, the armed robbers stormed the bank at 9:30am and over-powered the security operatives following a gun duel which left anxious customers scampering for safety.
While the robbery was still on, Mr Anenih's aides came in and opened fire on the armed robbers, leaving two members of the gang severely injured. Though the injured men were dragged out of the area by their colleagues, the police recovered a Toyota Camry car from the robbers.
A security source said the robbers made away with some undisclosed amount of money.
Police spokesman in the state, Ahwara Ejiroro who confirmed the incident in a telephone interview, said: "Uromi is a bit far from here. And we have not received signal from the Divisional Police Officer there."
Robbers cause accident
Meanwhile, one life was yesterday lost in a motor accident caused by armed robbers in Benin City, as 14 others who sustained injuries were rushed to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) for medical attention.
The accident occurred yesterday at the Benin bye-pass when two buses had a head-on collision while trying to escape from armed robbers who were operating on the road.
Austin Okeke, one of the drivers involved in the accident, told newsmen that he was travelling from Lagos to the Eastern part of the country when they encountered the armed robbers at the Benin Bye-pass. Mr Okeke, who also sustained injuries in the process, explained that all he could remember was that he tried to make a U-turn to avoid the armed robbers.
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