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Armed robbers attack banks, police stations in Osun, kill 7

Armed robbers attacked two commercial banks and police stations in Apomu And Ikire town in Osun State on Wednesday evening.

Some sources said many people were shot dead by the robbers during the attack.

Eyewitnesses narrated that the armed robbers entered Apomu and Ikire through Ikoyi town at about 6pm and divided themselves into different groups before they launched attack on the police stations and the affected banks.

The police spokesperson in the state, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident on Thursday morning. She said the hoodlums were about 35 and they came in 5 vehicles to carry out the operations.

She said, “They attacked Ikire Divisional Police HQ and the Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) pinned down at Ikoyi-Osun with several explosive devices and several gun firing in a bid to subdue the capacity of the Police while attempting to Rob First Bank Ikire and Access Bank Apomu respectively.

“It is unfortunate that ASP Osho Oluranti, Inspector Lekan Olalere, Two (2) Special Constabularies; namely Oladeni Olalekan, and Oyedeji Muyideen were shot dead in the process.

“On sighting the overwhelming Policemen Comprising: Prompt response Response Unit (PRU), CP’s Surveillance team, IRT Operatives, STS, 39 PMF, JTF, along with the local Security outfits, who swiftly engaged them in a fierce gun duel, the Robbers began to flee.

“While escaping, they shot sporadically, and regrettably three (3) Civilians were shot namely; Toheeb Oyebola, Temilorun Adebiyi and one other, (whose identity is not yet known), all male.”

Opalola also revealed that none of the banks were robbed, “they fled to the bush with gunshot wounds, abandoning two of the operational vehicles they came with.”

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