Police officers, bank staff killed in Ekiti robbery incident

Three persons were reportedly killed on Monday in Ijero-Ekiti, headquarters of Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State when a gang of armed robbers attacked a new generation bank in the area.

Unconfirmed information has it that the robbers who were armed to the teeth killed two policemen and a staff of the bank during the attack which took place at about 4.30 pm; few minutes after the bank had officially stopped attending to customers.

Apart from those killed in the attack, other bank workers and some customers at Automated Teller Machine (ATM) gallery were said to have sustained several injuries.

An eyewitness disclosed that the robbers on arrival started shooting sporadically, causing residents to and fortunate customers that just left the bank minutes before their arrival to scamper for safety.

The bandits reportedly blew the bank’s security door with dynamite to gain access into the banking hall.

They were said to have made away with unspecified amount of money during the raid which was said to have lasted for about an hour.

The heavy shooting by the robbers paralyzed transportation, economic and social activities while their operation lasted.

Normalcy had returned to the community at the time of this report as residents gathered in groups discussing the bank raid.

The bank robbery in Ijero was coming barely three months after a similar incident at a first generation bank in Igede Ekiti where a police man was killed.

Effort to speak with the Police spokesman, Caleb Ikechukwu was not successful as his mobile phone was switched off as at the time of filling this report.