van that went missing on Friday on its way from Aba in
Abia State to Rivers State.
The command said the money, which belonged to Zenith
and Stanbic Bank in the state was recovered on Monday
after it was abandoned in a taxi in the premises of a
popular supermarket in GRA, Port Harcourt.
The bullion van, was declared missing on Friday, and a
formal complaint was allegedly filed at Rivers State Police
Command, which lead to an investigation.
Addressing pressmen yesterday in Port Harcourt, Deputy
Police Commissioner, Mr. Uche Anozia, said:
“On July 8, last Friday, we received a report by one
Mr. Stanley Ndubuisi of Bankers Warehouse, about
a missing bullion van. It was rented by Zenith Bank
and Stanbic Bank, here in Port Harcourt to bring
cash from Aba.
“Arriving Port Harcourt, it went to Zenith Bank,
delivered the money meant for the bank. According
to the complainant, at that point the soldiers
disembarked and left. Now it remained the money
for Stanbic Bank and the driver alone.
Consequently, the driver absconded with the
money.
“We got information on July 11, that a certain Ford
Explorer was parked at the premises of Everyday
Supermarket, located in GRA and that the vehicle
contains sacks suspected to be bank property.
“I immediately dispatched my DC Operations to the
area to verify. Fortunately for us, it was discovered
that the sacks in the vehicle belong to Stanbic Bank
because of the seals on them.
“The amount recovered, according to information,
is N60,250,000. The driver that parked the car there
is the driver of Everyday Supermarket. He is on the
run now.”
