How female-led robbery gang snatched commercial vehicle in Edo

Commercial transport owners in Edo State were recently thrown into shock after an 18 seater Hiace Bus belonging to Agbonifo Line Nigeria Limited was snatched by suspected robbery syndicate led by a woman.

The driver of the vehicle, Nwaosa Tony, was said to have been brutalized by the gang before they eventually snatched the vehicle.

The vehicle with registration No: DGE 317XB and chassis No: JTFRX12PV08042624 was reportedly snatched at gun point along the Ekpoma-Agbor road.

According to reports, the suspected robbers had chartered the vehicle from a motor park at Ekpoma in Esan West local government area of Edo state.

The driver who reports say was lucky to be alive after he was brutalized, spoke from his hospital and narrated his ordeal when contacted on Thursday.

Speaking with The Nation, he said, “I was in Ekpoma at our park between the hours of 10 to 11am last week Thursday when a lady approached me that she wants to charter my bus to a village near Agbor.

“We agreed for a fee of N40, 000. I met my manager at Ekpoma to confirmed from my MD if I should embark on the trip or not and he agreed.