Oyogist.com has learned that a police officer have been reported dead as Armed robbers raided a commercial bank in Otun Ekiti, Moba local government area of Ekiti State, on Thursday.
It has been gathered that the robbers arrived at the bank, situated in the heart of the town, at about 5 p.m. and shot in the air to scare away people, leaving some injured in the process.
The bank officials and customers reportedly managed to find safety before the police reinforced and chased the robbers away.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti Command, Sunday Abutu, confirmed that the robbers attacked the bank with dynamite, but said they were unable to gain entry into the bank.
Mr Abutu said the men of the command and military men attached to the area engaged the robbers in a gun duel, which resulted in the death of one of the mobile police officers.
