The police in Ondo State have recovered N9 million from the six of the
fifty armed robbers who raided four banks at Owo last week.
Two
police women and four others, including an ASP and seven civilians were
killed by the robbers who stormed the banks at about 4pm last Friday.
Also shot dead by the robbers were a bank manager and his deputy who
reportedly refused to cooperate with them on arrival at the bank.
Report had it that the robbers trailed some cash that were deposited in the banks, in view of last Saturday’s elections.
The six robbers were shot dead by policemen who engaged them in a shoot out that lasted for two hours.
The two women police and the ASP were shot dead at the police station
on arrival by the robbers who destroyed the station with gunshots.
Some vehicles, including that of the DPO of the station, was taken away but later recovered hours later after by the police.
23 assorted fire arms, including 9000rounds of ammunition, 11
dynamites, 100 magazines, ten smoke hand grenade, three steel helments,
police berets and uniforms, nine exotic vehicles, were recovered from
the robbers.
Confirming the incident, the Police Commissioner, Isaac
Eke, said the command received information that armed men numbering
over fifty in several vehicles, wielding sophisticated weapons, had
slipped into the state.
Eke said the robbers took over the police
stations and four banks According to him, a formidable reinforcement,
led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police from Akure, the state capital,
in charge of operations was dispatched.
“After intense and
protracted exchange of fire with the robbers, one of them was arrested
alive, while six others lost their lives from gun shot wounds.
The
police commissioner said one Sony video camera with which the robbers
recorded their dastardly act by themselves were equally recovered.
Eke vowed to arrest those that “managed to escape with bullet wounds towards the boundary of Ondo with Edo/Kogi states.’’
Weldone police
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