Two persons have reportedly died after deadly armed robbers stormed a bank in Osun state to steal.
People gathered after the robbery (Photo:National Helm)
Suspected armed robbers, on Thursday invaded a new generation bank in Ila Orangun, Osun State, killing two persons and carting away huge sums of money, Nigerian Tribune has reported.
It was gathered that the affected bank is located around Oke Ejigbo area of the community.
It was gathered that the robbery incident which occurred around 3.15pm caused fear in the area as the hoodlums shot sporadically in the air to scare the people.
The two persons allegedly shot dead by the hoodlums include one of the security guards in the bank and a customer, who came for a transaction.
The armed robbers, numbering six were said to have escaped after the deadly attack that lasted almost minutes through a village called Ayegun that leads to neighbouring Ekiti State.
As of the time of filing this report, anti-riot policemen were said to be on the trail of the fleeing armed robbers.
Efforts to get the reaction of the Police to the incident were unsuccessful as calls put through to the cell phones of the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fimihan Adeoye and the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mrs Folasade Odoro rang out without response.