Armed robbers on Thursday attacked a branch of a bank in Ise-Ekiti, headquarters of Ise-Orun local government area of Ekiti state killing one police officer.
The robbers numbering 10 were said to have arrived the town from the Ikere-Ekiti road in two vehicles and started shooting sporadically to scare residents.
It was gathered that the robbers gained access into the banking hall by blowing up the entrance with explosives suspected to be dynamites.
A source who spoke with our correspondent said some amount of money was brought to the bank in the morning.
He said, “The robbers came around 2 pm and we started hearing gunshots everywhere in the town. They were about 10 in number and they came with two vehicles through the Ikere-Ekiti axis. They first went to the policeman who was sitting very close to the bank and killed him.
(Credit: Sun Newspaper)
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