The CCTV footage of the Zenith bank four-man robbery attack which led to the death of one of the robbers and many injured have surfaced online. The robbery occurred on 22nd February, 2017 at a Zenith Bank Branch along Wetheral road Owerri. The CCTV footage which was released online shows the moment the robbers drove into the bank premises and started to shoot sporadically.
A CCTV footage showing an armed robbery attack at a Zenith Bank branch in Owerri has gone viral on social media.
The footage captured the robbers driving into the bank in a black Hyundai car. The car then stopped just after the gate of the bank, which was open for them by a security guard. Immediately four men armed with what looked like an A.K 47 assault rifles alighted from the car and started shooting.Video Player
The unarmed security guard who opened the gate fled as soon as he saw the men with guns. But another security man dressed in plain clothes, probably a policeman returned fire towards the car which the robbers arrived the bank in, shattering the car’s passenger window.
One of the robbers approached the security hut by the gate where a security official was shooting from. Immediately he peeped into the hut, a bullet hit him in the head. As he dropped, blood could be seen gushing from the back of his head.
One of the robbers was seen retreating into the waiting car as a policeman returned fire from his hiding place.
He walked outside the gate with a bag and was picked up by his colleagues and they drove away.
According to reports, the robbers had trailed a customer (who was also killed) with some cash to the bank (it is suspected that he owned the bag which the fourth robber carried out of the gate).
The police stated that three policemen sustained gunshot injuries while an AK47 and three magazines were recovered from the dead robber.
Reports say the leader of the gang and another member of the gang were arrested at the funeral of the father of the leader of the gang two days later in Aba, Abia State.
One of the policemen attached to the bank was able to gun down one of the robbers who went into the security office to see if anybody was there. According to reports online, the driver was caught at his father’s burial and the policeman who succeeded in killing one of the robbers didn’t die, Armed robbers invade Zenith Bank Owerri … Caught on camera .. Watch Video below: