The Osun State Police Command on Friday gave fresh update following the reports that gang of armed robbers raided Wema Bank in Okuku town in Odo-Otin Local Government area of Osun state on Thursday.
In a statement signed on Friday by the State Police Public Relations Officer, Opolola Yemisi said the armed robbers intercepted a staff of the bank while trying to lock the rear exit door of the Bank having closed for daily transaction.
Yemisi disclosed that the armed robbers forced the staff to open the ATM machines and carted away about #600,000 from one of them.
She disclosed further that attempts made by the armed robbers to open other ATM machine and Bank vault was aborted due to quick response from police and other security outfits.
She revealed that two persons were shot while the robbers were trying to escape.
The police spokesperson, however, said the Commissioner of Police, CP Olawale Olokode has ordered his officers and men to mount intensive manhunt to arrest the armed robbers.
She stated that the Commissioner of Police appealed to the good citizens of the State, especially those residing around Okuku and its environs to collaborate with Police by giving timely information that will assist in arresting the criminal elements, while reassuring the members of the public of their safety, as security measures have been put in place to forestall future occurrence.
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