Robbers kill 1, injure scores in Ondo bank robbery

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Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure

There was pandemonium in Ode Irele, headquarters of Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State yesterday as armed robbers attacked a branch of Union Bank Plc in the town.

According to an eyewitness, the bandits numbering nine stormed the bank at about 4.10pm and carted away an undisclosed amount of money from the bank while one person was feared killed. The eyewitness said the robbers gained entrance into the bank after using explosive device suspected to be dynamite to blast the bullet-proof.

According to the eyewitness, one person was killed by stray bullets and his lifeless body had been taken to the hospital.

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