A 37-year-old Guyana Defence Force (GDF) sergeant who is a part-time chef at Pegasus Hotel,was robbed of his valuables by an armed bandit after completing his shift at the hotel on Tuesday.

Reports indicate that the soldier was robbed of his haversack containing cash, a cell phone and national and GDF identification cards while he was walking on the Sea Wall Road in the vicinity of the band stand after 21:00hrs.

Enquiries revealed that the soldier had just completed his shift and was heading east on the Sea Wall Road, when the robber approached him with a firearm drawn and pointed it in his direction.

The perpetrator then instructed him to hand over his haversack and he complied. The bandit then returned to a waiting car and escaped. The soldier then visited the police station and made a report. The police have confirmed the robbery and said an investigation is in progress.