One Killed, Banker, 3 Others Arrested in Failed Abuja Bank Robbery

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.