Four unfortunate customers got shot by armed robbers during a robbery attack on a PoS shop in Panyam District of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident happened between 9 p.m and 9:30 p.m on Sunday.
It was said to have thrown the people of Panyam town into panic and fear.
An eyewitness, one Dakok, told NAN that armed robbers came in commando style and began shooting into the air to scare people around as they headed straight to the PoS shop belonging to Ifeanyi Ide.
Dakok said: “Immediately they entered the shop, we heard gunshots and we concluded that they have killed the PoS operator.
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“After the robbers have left, we got to know that he was left untouched but not the four people they met in his shop as they were shot and wounded.”
The Mangu Divisional Police Officer, Yusuf Balami, confirmed the incident, saying: “It is true that armed robbers attacked the PoS shop and carted away some undisclosed amount of money leaving behind four wounded persons.”
Balami said when the distress call came to his office, he immediately mobilised his men in Mangu town and headed to Panyam, but “before we could arrive, the robbers had finished their operations and left”.
He also confirmed that the four persons shot had been taken to COCIN Rural Health Hospital, Panyam for treatment.
The DPO said although no arrest had been made so far, efforts were being made to track the robbers to face the full wrath of the law.
