Armed robbers invaded the palace of the Emir of Minna, Alhaji Umar Farouk Bahago, on Tuesday evening, shooting two guards.

According to a report by Daily Trust, one of the palace staff who was sent to the bank to get some cash was trailed by the gunmen who drove in a private car.

It was gathered that the Emir was in the palace while gunmen shot sporadically to scare people away before they made away with an undisclosed amount of cash belonging to the Minna Emirate.

An eyewitness revealed that the criminals overpowered the vigilantes in the palace after a gun duel.

Two of the injured palace guards were reportedly taken to Minna General Hospital for medical attention.

Meanwhile, Niger State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, has not made an official statement regarding the incident at press time.