Some unidentified gunmen have attacked the palace of Emir of Minna, Alhaji Umar Farouk Bahago.
According to reports, the incident occurred at about 2:30pm, on July 4, in Minna, the state capital of Niger state when a gang of about five armed robbers allegedly trailed the Minna palace cashier with a Toyota camry vehicle from a commercial bank where he went to withdraw some amount of money.
The Emir, Alh. Farouk Bahago was said to be in the palace while the armed men shot sporadically into the air to scare people away before they snatched the money and disappeared from the scene.
Meanwhile, It was alleged that the hoodlums made away with an unspecified amount of money and they are yet to be tracked down by the police.
The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has criticized the robbery attack on the cashier of the Emir.
Gov. Bago equally urged the security agencies in the state to investigate and fish out the criminals to face the wrath of the law.
The Niger governor in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, described the incident as unfortunate and the height of disregard to traditional institutions.
He assures that his administration will not fold its hands and allow criminals to inflict pains and sorrow on innocent residents of the state.
The statement reads in part, “this is highly unfortunate to have this kind of situation not just in the state capital but at the Emir’s Palace.
“My administration will not condone this act. I charge the security agencies to investigate and fish out the criminals with a view to prosecuting them”.
Gov. Bago, who sympathized with the Emir of Minna, Umar Farouk Bahago over the robbery attack, prayed to God to grant the two Palace Aids quick recovery.
