Malik Yahya/

A banker who allegedly acted as an informant was among the four suspects arrested by security operatives in a failed bank robbery in Abuja today.

A suspected armed robber was also shot dead by a combined team of soldiers and policemen who responded to a distress call from the bank.

The gang had stormed a First Bank branch in Mpape, a suburb of the capital city this afternoon but were trapped after security operatives surrounded the premises before they could escape.

This led to a long standoff as the robbers holed up in the bank and refused to surrender.

A large crowd had gathered at the scene while the standoff lasted.

The crowd at the scene

Spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, ASP Mariam Yusuf, said that normalcy had been restored in the area.

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