Cameroon 'bank robbers' killed in speed-boat chase

Date: 24-03-2011 3:29 am (13 years ago) | Author: Peter Izu
- at 24-03-2011 03:29 AM (13 years ago)
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At least 18 people suspected of robbing a bank in Cameroon have been killed in a gun battle as they tried to make a sea-borne escape, officials say.

Two banks were raided in the port town of Douala by gangs who made off in speed boats on Friday night.

But Maj Gen Sali Mohamadou said the security forces caught up with the gang as they approached Nigerian waters.

Gen Mohamadou would not say if any money had been stolen in the raid, or whether any was recovered.

"This is a warning to all, that anyone who dares such an act in Cameroon again will not run away - we will always catch up with them," he told state radio.

A member of the security forces also died in the shootout, he said.

Seven passers-by were killed during the bank raids, witnesses told the BBC.

Two suspected robbers were arrested.

There has been an increase in piracy off the coast of Nigeria and Cameroon in recent years.

Posted: at 24-03-2011 03:29 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
- ajanni at 24-03-2011 06:39 PM (13 years ago)
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what is the nationality of those robbers ? i hope they were camerounians anyway
Posted: at 24-03-2011 06:39 PM (13 years ago) | Grande Master
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- monday3 at 24-03-2011 06:41 PM (13 years ago)
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EVERYTHING THEY GO SAY NAJI NAJI,NAJI DON SUFER 4 THIS WORLD.
Posted: at 24-03-2011 06:41 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
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- deboalabi262 at 25-03-2011 02:12 AM (13 years ago)
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Thief is a thief, no matter the Nationality....
Posted: at 25-03-2011 02:12 AM (13 years ago) | Hero
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- ajanni at 25-03-2011 08:11 AM (13 years ago)
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i only hope they are camerounians trying to escape into nigeria , its so good that they got them , we,ve our own problems here and we need not some more extra, some how
Posted: at 25-03-2011 08:11 AM (13 years ago) | Grande Master
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- D9ja at 20-11-2011 09:15 PM (12 years ago)
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God go help naija
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- pp1973pp at 11-05-2012 11:47 AM (11 years ago)
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They are Camerounians and not Naijas this time. No be only Naijas dey thief. Bullshit...
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- all_d_audible at 11-05-2012 11:57 AM (11 years ago)
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Quote from: deboalabi262 on 25-03-2011 02:12 AM
Thief is a thief, no matter the Nationality....

Point of correction. The Nationality matters. Array! this is a good news for Cameroon. How confident is their chief security officer to boldly make such declarations. More so, the action to catch such robbers in only see in American Movies....where Police go after armed robbers on water and conquer them....Bravo Bravo...up Cameroon.
Posted: at 11-05-2012 11:57 AM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
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