The daredevil armed robbers struck on Thursday at a branch of Polaris Bank in Oke-Ejigbo area of Ila Orangun in Osun State shooting sporadically killing a policeman simply known as Oloke Mewa and a Medical Doctor.
A resident of Ila Orangun, who gave his name as Alhaji Animasahun and whose vehicle was parked few metres away from the bank premises when the robbery began, told our correspondent that the robbers, who were armed with dangerous weapons, stormed the bank around 3pm and left after about 2 hours minutes.
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He said the residents of the area ran in different directions as the robbers shot continuously in the air before gaining entrance into the bank premises.
An eyewitness, who preferred anonymity, also told our correspondent that the robbers shot at one of the security doors in the bank and destroyed it.
The source stated,
“I could not count their number, but they were between eight and 10. They might have been more. Before they entered the bank, they shot at the building from a close range and destroyed the security door.
“They managed to escape through the Ayegun Road, which leads to Ikoro-Ekiti and Okemesi, both in Ekiti State. From where I was hiding, I saw the robbers carting away money in three bags.â€
According to another eyewitness; the robbers came with sophisticated weapons, including dynamites, which they used to blow up the security doors before gaining entry into the banking hall.
†They came in three vehicles and started shooting sporadically; tree people, including a police officer and one civilian were killed in the process.
“The robbers operated freely for over two hours without hindrance, everybody was running helter-skelter for safety, it was really a bad experience,†the source said.
A security source, who volunteered information on the development to our correspondent, said the robbers were still trying to find an escape route out of Osun State as of 6.30pm, adding that policemen were still on their trail.
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“The robbers abandoned one of the vehicles they brought for the operation in a village called Onipanu. We are still on their trail,â€
When contacted, the spokesperson for the Osun State Police Command, Folasade Odoro, confirmed the incident and promised to provide details as soon as more information was available.
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