Dare devil armed robbers struck in Owo town, Ondo State, on
Thursday, shutting down activities as well as paralising
pedestrian and vehicular movement in the community.
A resident, who spoke to our correspondent on the telphone,
said the robbers began robbing the banks a few minutes
to 5pm , closing strategic entres into the town.
"We started hearing gunshots and as I speak to you, they are
robbing nearly all the banks.
"The robbers are manning all the strategic places in the town
and have deployed even bombs as you can hear the sounds
even from far distances. I learnt they have moved to Skye
Bank area and people have deserted the streets," said the
source, who spoke to our correspondent while the raid was
ongoing.
Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Wole Ogodo, said
the details from the incident were still sketchy, adding that
the police had mobilised its men to deal with the situation.
"As I speak to you, we have heard about the incident but
details are still sketchy. We have deployed our men in the
scene. I will let you know when I get the details," Ogodo said.