According to a report by KhaleejTimes, four gangs of 19 Nigerian
robbers targeted ATM vehicles and fled with Dh1.8 million, the Sharjah
Police have revealed. They had reportedly gone to the country on
visit
visas, specifically to commit the robberies. They assaulted security
guards accompanying the vehicles to carry out the robberies.
Colonel Rashid bin Bayat, director of police operations department,
said the robbers committed four daring and violent robberies targeting
money transportation vehicles that were delivering cash to ATMs.
According to the police, the suspects transferred a part of the
robbed money to Nigeria. The police have recovered the rest. The
suspects were arrested from several apartments occupied by 30 to 40
Nigerians. They were identified and arrested based on CCTV footages
obtained from the banks and money exchange offices.

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