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