Ekiti robbery: Police commence investigation

The Nigeria Police Force Ekiti State Command says it has commenced a full investigation into the attack on two banks by a gang of armed robbers at Ikere Ekiti on Wednesday evening.

In a statement, the police public relations officer in Ekiti, Sunday Abutu, said that the commissioner of police, CP Dare Ogundare, was at the town for an on-the-spot assessment.

While commiserating with the family members of those who were fatally affected and wishing those currently receiving treatment in the hospital a quick recovery, the Commissioner calls for calm and implores everyone to go about their lawful businesses as the Command will not rest until the hoodlums are made to face the full wrath of the law.

He urged residents of the town to help the police with useful information about the incident.

Ogundare said that the command’s tactical squads as well as the military, who were deployed to the scene immediately after information was received, engaged the hoodlums, who abandoned the three vehicles and two motorcycles they used for the operation and escaped into the bush.