3 Police Officers & 1 Gunman Die In Iwo Bank Robbery Attack In Osun State

   

 Three Nigerians Police Officers guarding a commercial banks in Iwo, Osun State, were feared dead last night as daredevil robbers attacked three commercial banks in the town, while one of the robbers was also said to have been gunned down during the operations.

   Osun State has seen too many of these robberies in recent time as yesterday’s robbery would be the third in the series of attacks on banks located directly opposite Bowen University, Iwo. During last night’s operation, which lasted for about an hour, residents, shop owners and passers-by, where the banks were located, scampered for safety as the gun-trotting robbers started shot sporadically into the air to scare people away from the scene.

   Sources told Vanguard that the robbery gang made use of dynamite to open the bullet-proof doors, leading into the banking halls, where unspecified amount of cash were carted away. According to a source, a young boy was unlucky as he was hit by bullets in the leg, while attempting to flee the scene of the incident.

   Eyewitness account reveals: “One of the robbers was killed by the policemen attached to the bank. But the robbers shot dead about three policemen, report indicated that the heavily armed robbers used explosives to blow up their targets with the rainfall providing the perfect cover for the disturbing noise".