A 40-year-old businessman has expressed frustration and fear, as he has been the victim of armed robberies some six times in three years.
Kris Seymour, who operates the Zico Shop at Riverview, Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was robbed by bandits on Tuesday evening.
Kris Seymour
The incident occurred at his place of business and in the presence of his 16-year-old son, who is now traumatised.
Seymour told Guyana Times that on Tuesday evening he was waiting to take his mother home, when he saw a motorcycle pull up at his shop. The man said he did not take it for anything, since it is a popular area, and persons would usually come to make purchases from his shop.
“All I see is a XR pull up and a man jump off of the XR and come and pull out a black nine, a brand new one, and he stick me up and snatch off my chain. He see something in me pocket, but it wasn’t nothing, it was an empty plastic bag. I had my car keys in my pocket and he take the car keys,” Seymour related.
The businessman said his chain was worth $450,000. He said the gunman, along with his accomplice, came directly to him, because they passed everyone else who was sitting at the shop, and pointed the gun in his direction, while making demands.
“Every year they would come one or two time at the same location. We make reports about these robberies, but it doesn’t make no sense really. My son is in shock, because he never experienced something like this… it was two men,” the businessman said.
The business place that was robbed by the bandits on Tuesday
Seymour told this publication that he was robbed so many times that he has gotten accustomed to it. He said he was surprised on Tuesday that this time around, the men came to rob him earlier than they usually do.
“I didn’t expect them to come so fast… it’s just so they come up on the bike and rob me. He put he hand in he crotch, pull out a gun and when you look at him [one of the bandits], he looked very nervous. I didn’t get to see they face because one of them had on a flap hat and a black mask,” he explained.
Following the robbery, Seymour made a report at the Ruimveldt Police Station.
The businessman is now fearful for his life and he is pleading with authorities to do more to help protect him and his family. (G9)
