three armed bandits tied up and robbed three security guards attached to a Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) office on the East Coast of Demerara, after breaking into the entity in the wee hours of Thursday.

According to one of the security guards, Seeraj Beemsingh, at approximately 12:45h, he noticed a white 212 motor car on the road in front of the Mon Repos-

La Reconnaisance NDC, while he was conducting his routine checks.

“What happen is the car left, so while I was doing my routine checks and so forth, everything seemed to be okay and I came back to my location and about 10 minutes after, I heard the dog barking. I see the dog look at the southern direction, and I just came out back to make a second check and I confront two of the bandits,” Beemsingh recalled.

He told this publication that one man held a gun in his hand, and instructed him not to scream. The second bandit was reportedly armed with a crowbar, while the third emerged from behind a tractor. The second and third bandits, according to Beemsingh, had kerchiefs over their faces, while the one with the gun was unmasked.

The security guard related that his attackers were of East Indian descent, and he provided a description to Guyana Times.

“[The one with the gun] lil fair and he weighs about 135lbs and he was about 5’4″, and the next two of them – they was 5’7″, 5’8″ and thin,” he said.

Beemsingh further related that the perpetrators tied his legs and hands, and then enquired as to how many other guards were on duty. He stated that the men then informed him that they came for “some money inside the office”.

“’Don’t scream’, they cuss up and thing and so, they bond my hands at the back and tie my feet and said don’t scream, don’t say a word, put your face down at the bottom,” the security guard related, noting that the bandit with the gun stayed with him, while the other two scanned the premises and brought two other security guards to be tied up as well.

The man recalled that shortly after, he heard the men breaking into the NDC. However, they reportedly came back to the three security guards empty handed and they were overheard saying “the girl wired them and tell them that they have $16 million and they ain’t get nothing from there. No money at all.”

In what appeared to be an effort to leave with something of value, the three bandits took the brush cutter which was on the premises, and proceeded to rob the security guards of $1500 in cash, two cellular phones, and a bag of medication. They then fled in the same vehicle they arrived in. The Police were contacted and they responded promptly. Investigations are ongoing