Bicycle bandits rob Stanleytown grocer in NA
The Hannif Grocery which bandits robbed yesterday afternoon
The Hannif Grocery which bandits robbed yesterday afternoon

THREE armed bandits robbed shopkeeper Farook Hannif of his daily sales, just after he had sold a customer chickens at his shop at Lot 55 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam in Berbice.One of the bandits entered the shop, just after 17:00 hrs, posing as a customer, while the other stood by as the businessman attended to customers outside the counter.
Recounting the incident, Hannif said: “As I got to the gate, one came to me, pointed a gun, saying, ‘Don’t move’. By then, the other bandit ran towards me, and was attempting to ‘vice’ me. I resisted, but the other pulled out a gun saying, ‘Don’t try that! Don’t try that! I said alright, alright’. We tugged at each other, before entering into the shop behind the counter, where they demanded that I lie on the ground.”
The businessman, who had been shot during a robbery attack a few years ago, noted that his brother intervened, enquired as to what was happening and on recognising the situation, shouted “Thief! Thief!”
It was during this period that Hannif managed to escape, running to the public road where he alerted passersby. It was during this period too, that the bandits wrenched off the drawer containing the day’s sales of just over $40,000, before escaping on bicycles.

By Jeune Bailey Vankeric

 

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