Four persons narrowly escaped death, as hoodlum suspected to be armed robbers with automatic pump action rifle fired indiscriminately after allegedly snatching a bag containing the sum of N3,500,000 cash from one Mr Ebuka Ukeakpu, at Regina Ceali junction by Zenith Bank PLC along Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, Awka, Anambra State. Tribune Online gathered that the four persons were on Monday hit with stray pellets discharged by the suspect but not life-threatening. “They were rushed to the Police hospital, Awka including the suspect who was caught and beaten to stupor by the mobs and presently responding to treatment. It further reads that the case is under investigation, after which suspect would be brought to book. The Killing Of George FloydTHE death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, in the hands of a team of four white police officers has yet again left dark clouds around the issues of racial equality and justice on the one hand, and concerns about racially charged police brutality and justice in the United States… Read full storyNIGERIAN TRIBUNE

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 09, 2020 06:22 UTC