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Police in Ekiti State have confirmed a robbery attack on a commercial bank in Aramoko-Ekiti which claimed the lives of a police officer and a Special Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Corps.
The Police Public Relations, Mr Sunday Abutu,said the victims were killed outside the bank premises.
He said: “It was an attempted robbery, but they were repelled. Even our men and officers of Rapid Response Squad gave them a hot chase and recovered two vehicles they used for the operation.
“The policeman they killed was outside the bank while the FRSC special marshall was also shot at a distance to the bank.
“The police have swung into action and we will make sure that we get to the root of this matter”.
This was the second time the bank would be robbed, having experienced similar attack in the year 2010.
The robbers gained access to the town via Igede-Ado Ekiti road after the working hours .
They reportedly blew off the main door with explosive mechanism suspected to be dynamite to gain entry into the banking hall.
They immediately opened fire on the police officer on guard while the Special Marshall, who was in his private vehicle ran into the barricade mounted by the armed robbers to prevent external forces from the axis and was shot in the process.
The armed robbers escaped through newly constructed Erijiyan Ikogosi road after the operation which lasted for 30minutes.
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