No fewer than four people, including two mobile policemen, were reportedly killed in a bank robbery involving two commercial banks in Ile Oluji town, the headquarters of Ile Oluji/Oke-Igbo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Thursday.

According to an eyewitness, the robbery involved the branches of two commercial banks, the First Bank Plc and the Polaris Bank Plc, in the town.

It was gathered that two mobile policemen were among those killed in the incident while the identity of other victims could not be confirmed as at the time of filing in this report but it was gathered that the incident occurred at about 4 pm.

The eyewitness said the robbers gained entrance into the affected banks, using dynamite to blow up the bulletproof doors. He also narrated that the robbers had free days during operation without any hindrance while the residents of the town ran helter-skelter for safety.

The eyewitness said,

“On entering into the banks, the robbers started shooting sporadically into the air to scare the people around the area.

“After the operation, it took about 20 minutes that the robbers have left that the teams of armed policemen and soldiers arrived the scene.”

The state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Femi Joseph, confirmed the incident but said the bandits did not steal money at the Polaris Bank.

He said,

“The details is still sketchy about the number of casualties but our men are on ground to restore normalcy in the area. “