Angry Mob Sets Robbers Ablaze In Oyo
Emmanuel Awosika
A trio of armed robbers were yesterday set ablaze by a furious mob after their failed attempt to rob a First Bank in Okeho, Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the robbers had stormed the bank, wielding AK-47 rifles and dynamites, but were apprehended through the combined efforts of policemen and local hunters.
The Public Relations Officer of the Oyo State Police Command, SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, corroborated the report, saying the event occurred around 5pm on Wednesday.
He said, “At about 1658 hours, there was a bank robbery in which dare devil armed bandits who came with white 18-seater bus invaded First bank Okeho in Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State with an intent to rob.
“The armed robbers who gained entrance into the bank used dynamites and AK-47 riffles shots to blow the bank security door.
“The robbery which was responded to by the Police Tactical teams and collaborative efforts of the Vigilante and hunters yielded results.”
“Consequent upon this, three of the robbers who were arrested when the 18-seater bus had an accident and somersaulted, were thereafter set ablaze by the angry mob when they attempted to escape the scene of the accident.”
“Immediately the Commissioner of Police, Nwachuckwu Enwonwu, got wind of the dastardly acts, he further directed that all the Police Tactical teams including the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Mobile Police Force (PMF 72) and Police personnel from Okeho Area Command and nearby Divisions to be on the trail of other members of the fleeing robbers who escaped in different directions,” he continued.
Fadeyi related the Commissioner’s condemnation of the ignoble deed and reassured Oyo residents that the police was prepared to keep people during and after the Sallah festivities. He advised the people of Oyo not to be afraid of any threat to their lives or property, as the Police was primed to handle the situation.
