Police recover N9m from dead armed robbers who raided Owo banks

Akure—The police in Ondo State have recovered N9 million from the six
of the fifty armed robbers who raided four banks at Owo last week.
Two police women and four others, including an ASP and seven civilians
were killed by the robbers who stormed the banks at about 4pm last
Friday. Also shot dead by the robbers were a bank manager and his
deputy who reportedly refused to cooperate with them on arrival at the
bank
Report had it that the robbers trailed some cash that were deposited
in the banks, in view of last Saturday's elections. The six robbers
were shot dead by policemen who engaged them in a shoot out that
lasted for two hours. The two women police and the ASP were shot dead
at the police station on arrival by the robbers who destroyed the
station with gunshots.
Some vehicles, including that of the DPO of the station, was taken
away but later recovered hours later after by the police. 23 assorted
fire arms, including 9000rounds of ammunition, 11 dynamites, 100
magazines, ten smoke hand grenade, three steel helments, police berets
and uniforms, nine exotic vehicles, were recovered from the robbers.
Confirming the incident, the Police Commissioner, Isaac Eke, said the
command received information that armed men numbering over fifty in
several vehicles, wielding sophisticated weapons, had slipped into the
state. Eke said the robbers took over the police stations and four
banks According to him, a formidable reinforcement, led by the Deputy
Commissioner of Police from Akure, the state capital, in charge of
operations was dispatched .
"After intense and protracted exchange of fire with the robbers, one
of them was arrested alive, while six others lost their lives from gun
shot wounds. The police commissioner said one Sony video camera with
which the robbers recorded their dastardly act by themselves were
equally recovered. Eke vowed to arrest those that "managed to escape
with bullet wounds towards the boundary of Ondo with Edo/Kogi
states.''