A Calabar-based business magnate (name withheld) and his son have been
shot in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, after an armed robbery
operation in the victim’s resident that lasted for more than three
hours. The victims, who reside along the MCC Road in Calabar,
were said to be recuperating from the gun wounds they sustained during
the attack.
A close family source, Adah Igwe, disclosed that the man owned a filing station around the vicinity.
She
told Southern City News on Friday that the robbers gained access to the
building after they had succeeded in disarming the security guard.
Igwe
said, “The incident happened in the early hours of Thursday, between
1am and 4am. The bandits first tied up the security guard and seized his
phone before they proceeded to the house which shares a perimeter fence
with the fuel station.
“When they came, they shot through the door and later through the window which they broke and came in through it.”
She
also added that a stray bullet pierced through the window hitting the
son in the leg while the father was shot after the robbers gained entry
through the window.
Igwe also alleged that after about three
hours of operation, the robbers left with “small cash” as they could not
find “whatever it was that they were looking for.”
The victims were
later admitted at an undisclosed private clinic where they underwent
surgery to extract pellets from their legs.
It was observed
during a visit to the building that the house was being renovated as
welders were seen fixing the broken metal works.
Also noticeable were shattered glasses where the bullets went through and a part where one round lodged in the wall.
It
was learnt that the State Housing Police Division had visited and
collected statements, but had yet to confirm the extent of
investigation.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. John Eluu, said he had yet to be briefed on the incident.
“I am yet aware of that attack, but I will find out and get back to you,” he said.