Border Closure: Armed Robbers Ambush Passengers in Ebonyi, Rob with POS

Following the closure of Ebonyi State borders, armed robbers on Tuesday ambushed passengers, robbing them of their luggage and money.

The victims were passengers  who  took  to the bush path to avoid being caught at the checkpoint manned by security agents with  the  Deputy  Governor, Dr. Kelechi  Igwe.

The robbers barricaded the bush where the passengers were robbed of their money and other valuables.

It was gathered that the suspects commanded their victims who have ATM cards to  transfer money to a specified bank account through POS.

One of  the   robbers who was already in the  custody  of soldiers,  Ifeanyi Eze, narrated that  they were  only  collecting  money  from  the  passengers  because   they destroyed their  crops in the farms.

He said  he dealing on plantain chips  in  Lagos  before he returned home over  the  COVID-19.

The Nkalagu Ebonyi-born man had with him a knife, which he said he was traveling to Enugu state with.

Another suspect, who was arrested, gave his name as Ifeanyi Ochu, saying he was conveying passengers through the bush with his motorcycle.

Ochu, who wore  a black vest with  the inscription ‘SECURITY’, explained that he was  only  helping  those who were  stranded to get  into  Ebonyi State.

Meanwhile, the DPO of Ishielu Police Division  in Ebonyi State has  been  arrested and  removed from office  following the order of  the state Governor,  David Umahi.

The DPO was accused of  complicity  in mass passage  of migrants into the state.