Africa-Press – South-Sudan. A security guard at Ivory Bank near University of Juba managed to break up an attempted robbery Friday afternoon . This is according to Ivory Bank Security Guard, Albert Lion Wani.
Wani says the four armed robbers attacked a businessman at the bank entrance. The businessman was entering into the bank to deposit over 500,000 SSP. He says four suspected robbers drove in a tinted Toyota Vanguard with registration number SSD 731 BP.
Wani says he managed to save the victim after exchanging gunfire with armed robbers that later drove off towards Nyakuron East. “This incident happened around 2:30 in the afternoon at the entrance to the bank when this person was transferring a sum of money from Juba to Yambio,” Wani said.
“I was near the door, and exchanged fire with them. So I hit one of the tires, and they [robbers] ran away. They were like four robbers inside a tinted car.”
Wani says the police managed to seize the car after the robbers got a flat tire at Nyakuron East but the four suspected robbers fled. He added the police discovered three number plates in the car and drugs. The security guard says police are looking for suspected armed robbers.
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