Robbers Attack Commercial Banks, Police Station in Osun State
Two commercial banks and police stations were on Wednesday attacked by armed robbers in Apomu and Ikire towns in Osun state.
During the attack, it was learnt many people were shot dead by the robbers, even though the state police command said the number of casualty was not available.
The robbers were said to have entered Apomu and Ikire through Ikoyi town, and divided themselves into different groups before they launched attacks on the police stations and the affected banks.
An eyewitness living in Apomu, who declined to be named, said he heard sporadic shootings around 5.30pm near the premises of a commercial bank located in Oke-Ola Area.
According to another resident of Ikire, identified simply as Oloruntoyin, the robbers attacked a bank near Akire’s palace, as well as the Ay...