The remains of Mr Aladeokin Jelil Kayode, a police officer who was killed by armed robbers during an attack on two banks in Iree, Boripe Local Government Area of Osun, have been buried amid tears, AMILOADED reports.
AMILOADED gathered that the deceased was buried on Friday morning in his home town in Iree.
The police officer was killed on Thursday when the armed robbers stormed the United Bank of Africa, UBA, and Access bank at Boripe Local government.
The daredevils were said to have escaped through Ada town.
AMILOADED learnt that the robbers arrived at the two banks, in the same location at 3:50 p.m. and operated for about 30 minutes.
A witness, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said two persons were killed during the robbery, while an unspecified amount was carted away.
According to the witness, the police officer attached to one of the banks was killed.
It was also learnt that the robbers shot sporadically into the air and engaged the police in a gun duel before they fled the scene and escaped through Iree-Ada Road.
Confirming the incident, the Spokesperson, Osun Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, said she could not yet ascertain the number of casualties.
Ms Opalola said police officers deployed to the area were already after the fleeing suspected armed robbers.
She said the suspected armed robbers abandoned their operation vehicles at the scene, adding that full details would be provided on the incident later.
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