The Rivers state Police Command says it has recovered
N60 million in cash abandoned by a bullion van driver in Port Harcourt. Deputy
Commissioner of Police in charge of Administration in the Command, Uche Anozia
stated this while displaying the wads of cash to newsmen in Port Harcourt.
DCP Anozia said the recovery of the cash was as a result of
a complaint from the Bankers Warehouse that a bullion van conveying money from
Aba to Port Harcourt had diverted. He said the incident happened between last
week Friday and yesterday.
"A bullion van was rented by Zenith and Stanbic IBTC banks
here in Port Harcourt. The bullion van was to go to Aba to the branches of
these particular banks. To convey cash from Aba to Port Harcourt on behalf of
these banks.
"The van was manned by a driver. While in Aba some soldiers
were attached to accompany the bullion van. When the bullion van arrived in
Port Harcourt, it went to Zenith Bank to deliver the aspect of money owned by
the bank.
"According to the complainant, the soldiers disembarked and
left after discharging cash at Zenith bank. Now, it remained the money for
Stanbic IBTC bank and the driver alone. Consequently, the driver absconded with
the vehicle and the money.
"On July the 11th useful intelligence was received by me
that a Ford Explorer was parked at the premises of a supermarket, Everyday
Supermaket in GRA. The vehicle was opened and the amount recovered is sixty
million, two hundred and fifty thousand naira only (N60,250,000).
"The driver of the bullion van and complainant are on the
run. I can assure you that investigations are still on and we are making
efforts to get them," he narrated.
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