Armed robbers on Tuesday trailed Minna Emirate councils cashier to the Emir palace’s gate shooting at a vigilante commander, two palace guards and carted away N3.3m.
It was gathered that the armed men trailed the vehicle going through palace road at about 4 pm when the cashier was coming back from a commercial bank and opened fire at the vehicle in front of the Emir Palace.
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The Emir was reportedly in the palace while gunmen shot sporadically to scare people away before they made away with undisclosed amount of cash belonging to the Minna Emirate.
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Two of the injured palace guards were reportedly taken to Minna General Hospital for medical attention.
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An eyewitness said the criminals overpowered the vigilantes in the palace after a gun duel.
The Niger State Command of the Police authorities are yet to comment on the issue.
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