Fear, Panic As Robbers Invade Abuja Garden, Attack Fun Seekers
- Fun seekers having a good time at Abuja gardens were attacked on Monday, June 20, were attacked by robbers
- Reports by residents in the area indicate the armed men were six in numbers and they shot in the air to scare many before they carried out the operation
- Meanwhile, the FCT police command on the incident is yet to react and give an update regarding the sad development
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Armed robbers have attacked Aco Estate Gardens along Airport Road in Abuja and dispossessed fun-seekers of their money and valuables, Daily Trust reports.
A resident identified simply as Ezenwa Alfred, disclosed the robbers who were six in number invaded the garden beside the headquarters of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), around 8:00 pm on Monday, June 20 and shot sporadically before robbing people.
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The resident explained those attacked by the robbers
He said:
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“I was leaving the garden to my house after I received a call that I had a visitor. I was just some few metres away when I started hearing gunshots.”
He said some minutes after, he was told that robbers invaded the garden and robbed guests.
Eyewitness explained how the robbers carried out the attack
Another witness, identified as Samuel, said the robbers alighted from a car some metres away from the guests and trekked to the entrance of the garden before attacking their victims.
He affirmed thus:
“In fact, one of the robbers first came as if he wanted to buy a drink. Moments later when I started hearing gunshots I escaped through the back.”
Samuel said though no guest sustained an injury during the attack, the robbers fled immediately.
Meanwhile, the FCT police command is yet to react to the sad incident.
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