Insecurity: Five Armed Bandits rob passengers of over 400 000FCFA

Five Armed bandits have made away with over 400000FCFA after robbing passengers on a transport vehicle .

The incident which occurred on Friday 26th  night breaking Saturday on the Yaounde- Bafouasam stretch involved a Binam transport bus.

Reports say the transport bus  had been traveling to Bafoussam that night.

At Emana, the driver picked five men by the roadside who had offered to pay FCFA 2500 each.

Some minutes into the journey, the bandits brought out guns, and ordered the driver to move  at their pace , and he obeyed .

At Nkolmelen, the bandits ceased the keys from the driver, beat him up mercilessly and collected money and other valuables.

They then moved on to collect money and phones from passengers. The bandits ordered those who didn’t have money on them to pay by Mobile money to a number they provided.

Meantime, one of the baggage  loaders fled to the nearest police post at Obala to alert the police.

Upon police arrival at the crime scene, the bandits had taken to their heels.

The driver and passengers were led to the police station, where the driver was held in custody.

He has been blamed for indiscriminately picking passengers on the way, and overloading the bus.

It is required that all passengers be registered at the transport agency before the journey starts.

Kathy Neba Sina

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