Brave! NTA Female Newscaster Disarms Robber Who Tried To Rob Her

Don’t just be  a chic,
be a strong one at that, lol. A suspected armed robber is now in police net in Benin, Edo
State, after the lady he attempted to rob disarmed him. The victim, a female
newscaster with the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), was said to have given
the suspect, identified as Stanley, the fight of his life when he tried to rob
her. She succeeded in collecting the robber’s locally-made pistol from him.

The suspect was handed over to policemen from Oba Police
Station, Benin. During interrogation, Stanley mentioned names of his gang
members. The police went after the gang and arrested five members. The leader
of the gang is, however, still at large. The newscaster, who wished to remain
anonymous, said she went to Benin from Lagos, for a wedding when the incident
occurred.

She said she was cleaning her car, around 5:30am, when the
suspect appeared with his gun and ordered her to give him money. She added: “I
was cleaning the car when I heard someone ordering me not to make a noise. He
had been hiding behind my car all this while.

He had a gun with him. He said I should take him inside the
house and give him money. I begged him not to shoot, that I will give him the
money. I also appealed to him that my sister, whom I lodged with, is heavily
pregnant. I told him that my sister may go into force labour at the sight of
the gun. He was not interested in my pleas. He held the gun to my waist. As we
got close to the entrance of the sitting room, I summoned courage. “I screamed
Jesus! I did not know what came over me, but I suddenly turned and grabbed the
gun.

I struggled with him and turned the gun to his chest. He bit
me. I bit him back. As we struggled, we reached where my car was parked. I
screamed and started calling for help. My brother inlaw ran out. He attacked
the robber and kicked him until he fell flat on his face.”

The shout attracted residents who rushed out and joined in
wrestling the gun from the suspect. He was eventually beaten up mercilessly.
The residents wanted to beat him to death, but others suggested they hand him
over to the police.

Recovered from Stanley were a locally-made gun, three
cartridges, a wallet, a phone and a wristwatch. The seller of the gun has also
been arrested. Police investigation revealed that Stanley is a commercial bus
driver. But Stanley claimed he did not know why he took to robbery.

He said: “It was my gang members that gave me the gun. I
targeted the house because I thought I could rob people living there
successfully. I entered the compound by jumping the fence. I never expected
that the lady would react by grabbing my gun. I planned the operation in my
house. I entered the compound around 2am.”

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