Several persons, including employees of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), have been detained in connection with a multi-million dollar robbery at that Social Security entity’s Pouderoyen branch, West Bank Demerara.
Reports indicate that at approximately 02:00hrs on Thursday, six armed men ambushed a security guard attached to the company, took away his weapon and demanded that he turn over the keys to several parts of the building. They then proceeded to tie him up.
This newspaper understands that the men then broke into a safe using a torch and escaped with a huge sum of cash.
Employees attached to the sub-office were left traumatised following the ordeal.
The security guard was found later by other staff, who alerted the police.
Investigations are ongoing.(Ramona Luthi)
