
Following the Tuesday robbery incident at the Okene branches of of
Guaranty Trust Bank, United Bank for Africa and Intercontinental Bank,
commercial banks in the area have adjusted their time of operation from
9:30 a.m to 1.00 p.m.
A notice pasted at the entrance and inside the banking hall of GTBank
attributed the adjustment to the Tuesday robbery incident and said that
the new operating hours would be in place until further directive from
security agencies.
Our correspondent observed that tight security measures had been
introduced at UBA, Intercontinental and other banks in the city as
customers were seen being subjected to a thorough screening before being
allowed in.
Meanwhile, the Police in Lokoja on Wednesday said that they are on
the trail of members of a robbery gang that robbed the branches of G.T.
Bank, UBA and Intercontinental Bank in Okene on Tuesday.
The Kogi Police command spokesman, Mr Ajayi Okasanmi, who
confirmed the incidence to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that
detectives had been detailed to fish out the suspects, assuring that the
fleeing robbers would soon be arrested.
Okasanmi disclosed that the police had yet to make any arrest but
working seriously on clues that might lead to the early arrest of the
suspects, as the suspects were unable to cart away money from any of the
the banks.
He assured the residents that adequate security arrangements had been
made for their safety before, during and after the yuletide period, as
there was no reason for anybody to live in fear.
Okasanmi said that armed policemen had been deployed to all the
sensitive points in Lokoja and other major towns in the
state while security in bank premises had also been beefed up. (NAN)