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Police arrests manager, workers following robbery attack on filling station

P.M News reports that the incident had occurred last week, as the staff of the filling station prepared to take the proceeds of 3 days worth of sales, to the bank.
Robbers attack filling station, making away with N9m
Robbers attack filling station, making away with N9m

Robbers are reported to have attacked a filling station around the Ejigbo area of Lagos state, making away with about N9m on a motorcycle.

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Residents of the area are reported to have speculated that the robbers only had access to the information pertaining to the movement of cash, by an insider.

According to eye witness accounts, the robbers had struck at about 4pm on that fateful day, pointing a gun at the manager's head and demanding for the cash stacked in a big sack.

As soon as the money was handed over, they jumped on their motorcycle, speeding off.

Following the robbery, the filling station has been shut down and the manager and the staffs of the filling station, arrested and taken in for interrogations.

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The suspects were initially arrested by the Ejigbo Police division but were later transferred to the SCID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos.

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