TAXI driver Fazil Ali, 46 years, of Triumph, East Coast Demerara was yesterday morning attacked and robbed by three men, one of whom was armed with a firearm, outside of a Hotel on Brickdam, Georgetown. 

Police investigations revealed that Ali was waiting in his motor vehicle outside of the Hotel, when he was confronted by the three men and held up.
The armed man shot Fazil Ali to his left shoulder and the perpetrators took away a bag with $4M and escaped in a waiting motor vehicle.
This newspaper understands that Ali was sitting in his taxi, HB 9454, which was locked, when the bandits pulled up in a silver grey tinted Toyota 212 car, PPP 8371, and bashed Ali’s car window with a gun, shot him to his left shoulder and then escaped with the cash in a bag.

Ali was then taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was treated and sent away.

Only on Monday the Guyana Police Force unveiled their Christmas Policing Plan and businessmen were cautioned about being security conscious when carrying large amounts of cash during the busy Christmas period.

(Asif Hakim)