Three men have been reportedly during a robbery attack on two new-generation banks located in the ancient community.
Nigeriacrime.com gathered that the armed tobbers struck at about 4.30 pm, and shot sporadically into the air, causing the panic-stricken people of the community to scamper for safety.
The daredevil robbers were said to have gained access to the banking halls by blowing doors of the banks with dynamites and carted away an undisclosed amount of money.
It was also gathered that the armed robbers numbering twenty carried out the attacks on two commercial banks simultaneously.
It was learned that before the robbers hit the banks, they first attacked the Ikere command of the Amotekun Corps along Ise Road and reportedly shot some operatives.
A source close to the scene of the robbery disclosed that he sighted a blood-soaked lifeless body around the gate of one of the banks, while he learned that two others were killed by the robbers in another location in the town.
According to the source who spoke on the condition of anonymity, “I can confirm the killing of a man at one of the banks. He was shot in the head. The lifeless body was there until police arrived at the scene and people dispersed. I heard that two others were shot dead at another place”.
Another source disclosed that the robbers used a motorbike and a black car for the operation. According to him, “We learned that their explosives hit a minivan and damaged the vehicle along the road”.
A community leader, described the incident as unfortunate, saying the armed robbers carried out the operations in the two banks for several minutes unhindered and escaped successfully.
The community leader said that the traditional institution in the community had called the security agents including Area Commander, DPO and DSS, who had assured that soldiers around the axis had been alerted.
Efforts to reach the Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State Command, Sunday Abutu, to get his reaction proved abortive.