Gunmen attack treasury of Warri South West Secretariat

By: Frank David
From: Ogbe-Ijoh


There was pandemonium at the new secretariat of Warri South West council, Ogbe-Ijoh, recently when unknown gunmen stormed the council, broke into the treasury and carted away undisclosed amount of cash.

The Council boss, Hon. George Ekpemupolo, who was taken aback by the attack, said modalities are already in place to fish out those responsible, vowing that they are going to face the full wrath of the law.

Fresh Angle gathered that the heavily armed men succeeded in breaking through the security doors of the cashier, treasurer and general accounts offices in the new secretary complex barely two weeks after the workers moved into it from their temporary abode at Ogbe-Ijoh Primary School building.

It was also gathered that one of the security guards simply identified as Lucky and the cashier were being held at the Ogbe-Ijoh police station as at the time of filing this report, while the treasurer who has reportedly made his statement at the station was released afterward.

Fresh Angle scooped that no reasonable cash was in the treasury when the hoodlums struck, thus raising questions as to the reason of the invasion and massive destruction.

Police sources confirmed the incident and arrest of Lucky, saying that investigation is on-going, even as the council boss, Hon. George Ekpemupolo declined to answer all calls and text messages forwarded to his GSM.