Armed Robbers Kill Two Along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway

Reports say a vehicle belonging to the wife of Vice
President Namadi Sambo was among cars attacked
by some armed robbers along the Abuja-Kaduna
expressway on Friday, 18 July, 2014.
According to Premium Times report, the attack resulted in
the death of two people and also caused serious injuring to
several others.
An eyewitness told newsmen that the raid resulted in
multiple crashes involving at least six cars, including one
belonging to a nongovernmental organization owned
by Amina Sambo's I-Care Women and Children Initiative.
It was gathered that the vice president wife's vehicle was
completely burnt and could not be salvaged by
sympathizers who stopped to help put off the fire.
John Oguche, a driver of one of the vehicles attacked by the
robbers, told journalists in Kaduna that the accident
occurred around 4p.m. near Doka Hospital along the inter-
city road,
"They blocked the road near Doka hospital and made
unsuspecting vehicles to ram into one another," he said.
* VP Namadi Sambo and his wife
The Kaduna State Coordinator of the NGO, Abdulrahman
Mikailu, who narrated how the robbers opened fire and
dispossessed travellers of their belongings said: "Two
bullets shot by the bandits missed me narrowly when I tried
to come out of my vehicle to put off the fire, not knowing
that a robbery operation was going on," Mr. Mikailu said.
"I had to duck and fall on the ground pretending to be
dead.
"The robbers who were in military uniform thought I was
dead, so they proceeded to my car and ordered my co-
traveller to surrender all his money and laptops, handsets
and other personal belonging of both of us.
"The fire had already raged as at the time of the attack,
that is why the sympathizers could not put it off. I
understand that they killed two passengers in a 'Sharon'
commercial vehicle and robbed several vehicles.
"I am lucky to have survived with bruises and chest injury
from the impact of the accident, but I lost my phones and
other belongings."
As at the time of compiling this report, there has not been a
statement from the presidency on the attack.

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