Front view of Access Bank, 4th Avenue where the robbers attacked in Festac Town at about 8am October 13, 2015.
Residents gather around Access and Diamond Banks after they were attacked by robbers on 4th Avenue in Festac, Lagos on October 13, 3015 | The Trent
The robbers' bullets hit a car in the Payless Car Shop beside Diamond Bank which was robbed in the early hours of the morning around 8am on the road side on 4th Avenue Festac, Lagos October 13, 2015 | The Trent
The robbers' bullets hit a car in the Payless Car Shop beside Diamond Bank which was robbed in the early hours of the morning around 8am on the road side on 4th Avenue Festac, Lagos October 13, 2015 | The Trent
The robbers' bullets hit a car, shattering the windscreen, in the Payless Car Shop beside Diamond Bank which was robbed in the early hours of the morning around 8am on the road side on 4th Avenue Festac, Lagos October 13, 2015 | The Trent
Bullet holes left behind by robber's shots seen in a flat opposite the bank, 2 flats away from the flat of the woman who was killed with her baby | The T
The marks left by the bullet on the walls of the victim, Mrs. Jane Ndirieka showing the point where the robbers' bullets passed through hitting her, killing her and her baby in Festac, Lagos on October 13, 
18-month-old baby died on the spot after being hit during a gun battle between the police and armed robbers on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 in the 4th avenue area of Festac town, Lagos.Sole OPC Guard Repels Robbers From Attacking 3rd Bank
The gang of at least 20 armed robbers who stormed 4th Avenue, Festac Town in Lagos State would have attacked the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) located on the same street with Access Bank and Diamond Bank which were robbed, but for the intervention of an O’odua Peoples Congress (OPC) guard who single-handedly repelled them.
A group of armed bandits dressed in military fatigue, had in the early hours of Tuesday, October 13, 2015 attacked the Diamond and Access banks in the area in a one-hour operation which left a trail of blood.
The guard popularly called Agbashe, was said to have shot back at the robbers who targeted FCMB as the third bank in a chain of deadly attacks which left a woman and her 14-month-old baby dead.
Attempts by the robbers to gun down Agbashe proved abortive as their bullets failed to hit at him. While, his shots repelled the robbers. On noticing that their bullets were not affecting the OPC guard, the robbers abandoned their plans to rob the bank and fled.
Eye-witnesses who spoke with The Trent, said it was like watching a movie and Agbashe operated like he had a bullet-proof shield. They believe he was using a ‘juju’, African charm.
The police reportedly arrived at least 30 minutes after the robbers escaped in their boats after carting away unspecified amount of money from the two affected banks.
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