Armed robbers have attacked a bank in Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State.
Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Yemisi Opalola, confirmed this on Tuesday afternoon.
Opalola said the police are on their way to the scene.
The local government where the incident took place is also the hometown of the State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola.
It is coming weeks after robbers stormed some commercial banks in the state.
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Suspected armed robbers shot nine persons to death, which includes eight police officers, during a bank robbery in Isanlu, Kogi state.
The divisional police officer (DPO) was among the officers killed in the town.
The DPO, two policewomen, and four other police officers were said to have been killed at the station while another police officer was killed within the bank’s premises.
The other victim, a male civilian, died when a stray bullet hit him.
The armed men were said to have invaded the police station, setting all the detainees free before killing the officers.
They subsequently moved to the bank where they carted away an undisclosed amount of money.
Segun Thomas, a witness, reportedly said the robbery operation lasted for one hour.
“The robbers came in two vehicles – a bus and a car – with which they also escaped from the town,” the witness was quoted to have said.
The car, said to have been snatched from its owner, was reportedly abandoned around Kizito College, Isanlu.
William Aya, spokesman of the state police command, confirmed the robbery and the attack on the police station. He added that the casualty figure was “still hazy”.
“The commissioner of police, Mr Ede Ayuba, has dispatched the deputy commissioner of police in charge of operation, to Isanlu to ascertain the true situation,” he said.
Aya promised to speak with the media “as soon as details are available”.
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.