Police have confirmed that
two persons were killed by robbers who raided a new generation bank in Igede
Ekiti late on Wednesda, September 19, 2018.
The police also confirmed
on Thursday, September 20, 2018, that some other people sustained injuries and
reported that they have beefed up security in and around all the banks in Ekiti
State.
Caleb Ikechukwu, the police
public relations officer, PPRO, said police have launched a manhunt for the
fleeing robbers.
Ikechukwu, however, did not
confirm if the robbers made away with any cash from the bank but that there was
an exchange of gunshots with the robbers.
He said that counter attack
forced the robbers to flee the scene, upon realising that the police were
closing in on them.
The robbers, police said,
drove into the bush and escaped into the thick forest which had already been
surrounded by the police while officers were combing the bush in search of the
robbers.
“As we speak, our Criminal
Investigation Bureau, CIB, and State Intelligence Investigation Department,
SIID, have drafted their men for intelligence gathering, while mobile policemen
are on road and other critical areas,” he said.
Ikechukwu, however, urged
members of the public to go about their normal businesses, assuring that the
police are on top of the situation.
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