A fatal bank robbery in Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Wednesday, has reportedly left five persons dead, inclusive of two officers of the Amotekun security outfit.
TMY Newspapers gathered that the dare-devil robbers, wearing masks, arrived the money deposit banks along the major road in the town and opened fire to gain access to the banks’ premises.
Eye witnesses stated that the armed men stationed themselves in vital locations and shot randomly for almost sixty minutes, sending panic and chaos into minds of the residents of the sleepy town.
Some of the victims were hit by stray bullets of the robbers, in their attempt to run for safety.
TMY Newspapers correspondent learnt that the armed robbers, who numbered about twenty, landed in the the town at about 4:15 pm and perpetuated their robbery acts at the banks located at Odo Oja and Oke-osun simultaneously.
According to sources, they first attacked the Ikere command of the Amotekun Corps along Ise Road and reportedly shot some operatives before attacking the banks.
Ekiti State Police spokesman, Sunday Abutu could not be reached as of the time of filing this report, as many calls and messages to his mobile phone were not responded to.
However, in a telephone chat, the Ogoga of Ikere Ekiti, Oba Adejimi Alagbado expressed shock and dismay over the robbery incident, adding that it was unfortunate that the armed robbers carried out the operations for several minutes unhindered and escaped despite the presence of military checkpoints and a Police Area Command in the town.
