BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – JUST one day after the Assistant Commissioner with responsibility for Operations, Vaughan Henderson, was high in praise of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force’s Six-Point Action Plan in the fight against crime, some 50 students of a popular university on St. Kitts were robbed by a group of armed bandits.
Speaking with SKNVibes, one of the victims said the incident occurred at approximately 7:00 last evening (Sept. 11) at the St. Johnson Community Center.
“Last night, at about seven o’clock, while we of the Christian Fellowship of the (name provided) were having a seminar at the St. Johnson Community Center, I personally saw two masked men entered the building and pointed a gun at us.
“They told all of us to lie down and bring out all of our phones, laptops, iPads and everything.
Shortly after, the two men were joined by four others, including one woman, and they took many things from us.”
The student said the incident occurred while they were in the middle of the seminar and that the six bandits robbed most of the 50 medical students of their laptops, iPads, iPhones, Samsung phones, identification cards, drivers’ licences, ATM cards and many other personal items.
“We got the police involved but they came late, about 20 minutes thereabout. The robbers had already gone and members of the Crime Scene secured the place and took statements from us,” the student said.
When contacted, Police Press and Public Relations Officer Inspector Lyndon David confirmed that the incident did occur and noted that it was under investigation.
He is however calling on anyone who may have information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the robbers to call “the Violent Crimes Unit at 662-9336, Criminal Investigations Department at 465-2241, ext. 220, the nearest police station or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-8477. Remember, your information will be treated with confidence and you may be eligible to receive a reward”.
