Four Officers, Three Civilians Died As Police Repel Robbery Attack on Ikire Banks

By Fatai Oyadele/Oshogbo// The attempted Bank Robbery in Ikire/Apomu in the evening of Wednesday 2nd June, 2021 was a horrible experience that sends some people to early grave.

The Armed Robbers numbering about Thirty-five(35) came in about Five(5) Vehicles, Simultaneously attacked Ikire Divisional Police HQ and the Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) pinned down at Ikoyi-Osun with several explosive devices and several gun firing in a bid to subdue the capacity of the Police while attempting to Rob First Bank Ikire and Access Bank Apomu respectively.

According to Opalola Yemisi Olawoyin, a Superintendent of Police and Public Relation Officer of Osun State Police Command, “unfortunate that ASP Osho Oluranti, Inspector Lekan Olalere, Two (2) Special Constabularies; namely Oladeni Olalekan, and Oyedeji Muyideen were shot dead in the process”.

The police image maker added that ” the Policemen Comprising: Prompt response Response Unit (PRU), CP’s Surveillance team, IRT Operatives, STS, 39 PMF, JTF, along with the local Security outfits,who swiftly engaged them in a fierce gun duel forced the Robbers to flee” SP Olawoyin added that while escaping, they shot sporadically, and regrettably three (3) Civilians were shot namely; Toheeb Oyebola, Temilorun Adebiyi and one other, (whose identity is not yet known), all male.

SECURITY MONITOR gathers that they did not succeed robbing any of the Banks.
“The assailants fled to the bush with gun shot wounds, abandoning two of the operational vehicles they came with.
All the Corpses deposited at Oluyoro Catholic Hospital morgue, Apomu”, Olawoyin noted, concluding that “efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing Suspects”.