Suspected armed robbers on Tuesday afternoon attacked a branch of Wema Bank in Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State.
One Police officer simply identified as Hammed was reportedly to have been killed during the attack.
It was learnt that the robbers arrived at the bank, located few meters away from the palace of Aragbiji of Iragbiji at about 3:00pm and operated for about 30 minutes.
A witness, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said one person was killed during the robbery, while an unspecified amount was carted away.
According to the witness, the Police station located around the bank was attacked
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 Ada Road.
It was further learnt that an armoured personnel carrier (APC) station at the town was bombed and destroyed beyond control.
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