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THE brazen robbery aboard a maxi taxi operating along the Priority Bus Route (PBR) in Arouca on November 19 has left passengers and drivers on edge, with many calling for more police presence and urging travellers to be more vigilant.

According to reports, around 4.45 pm, five men, one armed with a knife, stormed the maxi as it stopped to let out a female passenger, dressed in full Muslim attire with only her eyes visible, near Bon Air West.

As the woman went to the front of the maxi to pay the fare, five men rushed into the maxi, with one of them brandishing a knife and demanding money.