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Some daredevil robbers on Wednesday had a field day attacking commercial banks and police station in Osun State.
According to reports, the robbery incident which left five persons dead happened at Ikire and Apomu, Irewole and Isokan local government areas of the state.
– Bank robbery incident that left At least, 5 people were reportedly k*lled , in Ikire, Osun State this evening.
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It was gathered that the armed robbers had earlier robbed a bank in Apomu town around 5:00 p.m. before proceeding to Ikire where they killed three persons at a commercial bank’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM).
Robbery going on in Ikire town in Osun state….People's lives are at risk.
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Two other persons were said the have been killed in the community during the sporadic shooting.
The police spokesperson in the state, Yemisi Opalola, while confirming the incident said she cannot confirm the casualty figure, but the Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, is already at the scene of the incident.
The police spokesperson was also unable to establish how much the robbers carted away in the separate attacks on commercial banks in the state.
A resident of Ikire, who witnessed the robbery from a distance said: “The robbers came into the community around 5:55 p.m. and were shooting. I don’t know maybe they were able to enter the bank and cart away money but I am sure that some persons were killed.”