ECD businessman robbed at gunpoint

Gun-toting bandits executed a brazen daylight robbery on a 42-year-old businessman at Melanie, East Coast Demerara (ECD). The men reportedly escaped with a number of cellphones, cash and other valuables belonging to Andrew Jacobs, proprietor of Andy’s Variety Store at Linden Drive, Melanie, ECD.
Based on reports received, the businessman was awaiting the arrival of a taxi to head home when he was accosted by the two gunmen. At the time, he was inside the shop.
The traumatised man reportedly told Police that he was held at gunpoint by one of the men while the other carried out the robbery.
Fearful for his life, the businessman handed over a black plastic bag to the bandits that contained $300,000 in cash, a Samsung A50 cellular phone worth $100,000 and a Digicel cellular phone that cost $5000. The men later made good their escape.
Investigations into the armed robbery are ongoing.