Six masked men on Monday, raided the GOIL filling station at Ho-Bankoe at dawn and made away with about Ȼ45,000 from the safe.
The manager of the station, Muda Agbonyitor said the incident took place at about 3.30 a.m. and that the amount was the sales realized from the weekend.
According to him, the robbers held the watchman hostage before breaking into the office through the main glass doors.
“They then used sharp objects and a hammer to break into the safe,” he narrated.
While the operation was ongoing, another watchman from the nearby SIC building heard the unusual noise and crossed over the street to the filling station to intervene but he was captured and beaten up by the robbers.
Before leaving with their booty, Mr. Agbonyitor said the armed men helped themselves with soft drinks in the station’s supermarket.
When contacted, Superintendent Adamu Siedu, Volta Regional Crime Officer, confirmed the story and said investigation into the master were underway.
He said the robbers took advantage of the lack of adequate security lights at the station to break into it.
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Source: GNA