Gunmen kill Policeman, FRSC special marshal

Armed robbers killed a policeman and a special marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps on Monday in Aramoko-Ekiti during a raid on a former generation bank.

A source who requested anonymity told the Nigerian News Agency (NAN) that armed thieves stormed the bank via the Igede-Ado-Ekiti road after the work was closed.

According to the source, the armed robbers blew up the main door to the bank lobby with explosives that would be dynamite to gain access.

He added that the armed thieves had already opened fire on a policeman on duty before blowing up the main door.

“The special marshal who was in his private vehicle was also unlucky because he ran into the barricade erected by armed thieves to prevent access to the area. He was shot when he approached.

The effect of the dynamite plunged the city into a pandemonium as homes and shops in the area were hit, ”the source said.

NAN concluded that the armed thieves escaped via the newly constructed Erijiyan-Ikogosi road with their loot after the operation which lasted nearly 30 minutes.

ASP Sunday Abutu, spokesperson for the Ekiti state police, confirmed that two people were killed in the attack.

“It was an attempted robbery, but they were pushed back. Our men and officers of the Rapid Response Squad gave them a chase and recovered two vehicles which they used for the operation.

“The policeman they killed was outside the bank while the FRSC special marshal was also shot at a distance from the bank.
“The police have taken action and we will make sure we get to the bottom of this matter,” he said.