Armed bandits on Monday went on the rampage again in the Ogbor Hill area of Aba, Abia state, killing four more transaction point of sale (POS) outlet cashiers and carting away money stolen from them.
This is coming barely three days after four armed robbers struck at a POS outlet along the Ukaegbu/Ikot Ekpene Road junction in the same area, killing a female cashier and making away with the money given to her to dispense to customers.
The action, which had caused a great stir around the commercial city has led to mass resignations from their jobs by many female POS cashiers for fear of being killed. Those who are still operating have started removing signposts indicating locations of the business while many have closed down their shops.
According to witnesses, the most affected parts of the town where incidents of POS robberies are rampant include the busy central business districts of Azikiwe Road, Jubilee, Market road, Tenant road, St Michael’s road as well as Ukaegbu, Umuola, Ehere roads, and Obikabia junction in Ogbor Hill suburban area.
Security agents, especially the Aba area command of the Nigeria Police said they have intensified efforts to stop the menace, as men of the command and the Military Taskforce have made several arrests of suspected criminals who were being interrogated.
