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4 feared dead as police confirm bank robbery in Ondo

The police in Ondo State on Thursday confirmed an armed robbery attack at a bank in Ile -Oluji, headquarters of Ile Oluji/Oke Igbo Local Government area of Ondo State.

CSP Femi Joseph, Ondo Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone chat.

Four persons, made up of two policemen and two others who were yet to be identified, were killed in the bank robbery attack.

“Yes, there is a report that a group of armed robbers was at a bank in Ile- -oluji but I can not ascertain the number of casualties involved in the incident because I have not been properly briefed.

“Though, our men have been deployed to the scene to handle the situation and restore peace and order to the town, ” Joseph told NAN on telephone.

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