Pandemonium broke out in Ijero Ekiti, when armed
robbers in an ambulance carried out a violent attack in the town leaving four
people dead.
A source said the robbers invaded the town at
about 6 p.m. after workers had closed. They were said to have first driven to
the Police station in the town where they killed two policemen on duty, before
heading straight to a first generation bank in an ambulance containing a casket
loaded with guns.
Others killed, according to the source, were
a security guard at the bank who was shot around the ATM stand and an aged man
who was passing by at the time of the attack.
The robbers were said to have entered
Ijero-Ekiti in Ijero Ekiti Local Government through Aramoko-Ekiti road.
They were said to have announced their
arrival with gunshots which sent residents scampering for safety.
The bandits reportedly blew the bank’s
security door with dynamite to gain access into the banking hall and made away
with unspecified amount of money in the raid, which lasted for about an hour.
The heavy shooting by the robbers paralyzed
transportation, economic and social activities in the town.
Confirming the incident, Police Public
Relations Officer in the state, DSP Caleb Ikechuckwu, said that he had visited
the town to gather information, adding that the robbers got to the town at
about 5.30 p.m.
“There were, indeed, casualties. The robbers succeeded
in the act by using dynamite to gain access into the banking hall.
“There was, however, no casualty on the side
of the bank, but there was one or two on the side of Police,” he said.
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