DRAMATIC footage shows a terrified taxi driver being held up at gunpoint by two robbers before thanking them for not hurting him as they demand he drops them off.
Alemu Abebe’s cab was raided by armed thugs who take his wallet, phone, tablet, keys and even his wedding ring before audaciously forcing him to finish their journey.
The traumatic five-minute raid was captured by in-car CCTV in Minneapolis, US, after the two hooded attackers got into the back of Mr Abebe’s cab.
The pair sit back for a few seconds, telling Mr Abebe the address they want to go to, before one suddenly brandishes a handgun and the robbers are heard shouting: “Where the money at? I need everything!”
Mr Abebe replies “take it, take it” before handing over all his belongings.
But after robbing the driver, the men demand he drops them off at their destination, saying: “You are going to start the car and pull off slowly. Do not make eye contact.”
Mr Abebe can be heard thanking the pair for sparing his life as they make their getaway.
It comes just days after bungling jewellery thieves were caught out after leaving a SatNav in their getaway car which led cops straight to their home.
The footage was shared by Mr Abebe’s boss Waleen Sonbol, who has installed the camera’s across all his fleet, and wants to warn other drivers in the area about the pair.
But whether they are caught or not, Mr Abebe says he will never forget their faces.
The brave driver told Fox 9: “I’m ok. It’s a character of the job, you have to expect it.”
Last week shamed athlete Oscar Pistorius’s aunt was held up at gunpoint at her plush mansion in South Africa.
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