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A 30-man gang of dare-devil bandits on Friday besieged Ifaki-Ekiti, Ekiti State, branch of a first generation bank, wounding one person whose identity could not be immediately ascertained.
Although no life was lost, it could not be ascertained if the robbers gained entry into the bank.
The robbers reportedly came on motorcycles at about 11:30am, made for the only police post in the town where attempts to rout the station were repelled by vigilant officers on duty.
The Public Relations Officer of the Ekiti State Police Command, Mr. Victor Babayemi, told journalists in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, that the robbers shot sporadically into the air, wounding a bank official who had since been taken to an undisclosed hospital in the state.
Following the attack, banks hurriedly shut their gates to customer as early 12noon, while commercial activities around places like Adebayo area of the capital stood still for nearly two hours.
The Nation gathered that motorists coming from Ido Ekiti were forced to negotiate a detour through Osi-Awo road, while those coming into Ado through Oye-Ifaki road were forced to turn back.
Source:The Nation
