Our reporter accumulated that the bullion vans and their entourage of equipped portable policemen escorts had left Jos in the early hours of Tuesday enroute Abuja.
In any case, some place along Hawan Kibo, promptly after a military check point, the equipped burglars, wearing military garbs, rose up out of a shrubbery and assaulted a watch group having a place the Plateau State security outfit, "Operation Rainbow", joined to Riyom nearby government, executing a versatile policeman on the spot.
It was further accumulated that it was now that the CBN escort likewise kept running into the furnished criminals who opened flame on it. The episode was said to have happened at in regards to 8.30 am.
The looters drew in the escort in a shootout, prompting the demise of the second versatile policeman, who was in the CBN caravan. The policeman was recognized as Sgt. Anthony Jawa, from Mobile Police Squad (MOPOL) 8, Jos.
Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Tyopev Terna, who affirmed the occurrence said he was yet to get the full report from the Riyom Divisional Police station. He said that some policemen were slaughtered, however did not know the number.
As of the season of this report, the CBN bullion vans and escort were at the Federal Road Safety office in Riyom
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