It was gathered that the robbers had trailed a customer who came in to deposit a huge sum of money at the Zenith bank branch located along Wetheral Road, opposite Dan Anyiam Stadium in the city.
In the ensuing melee, one of the robbers, 3 bank security agents and the customer reportedly lost their lives while seven other people were injured in the crossfire.
The kingpin, Justice Ogbonna, aka, JJ, was later arrested during his father's burial, alongside the driver, Okechukwu Onwuamaegbu.