Reports from Iragbiji, the headquarters of Boripe local government of Osun State indicate that one person was feared dead as suspected armed robbers on Tuesday attacked a branch of Wema Bank in the ancient community.
It was learnt that the robbers arrived at the bank, located beside the palace of Aragbiji of Iragbiji at 3:00 pm and operated for about 30 minutes.
A witness, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said one person was killed during the robbery, while an unspecified amount of money was carted away.
According to the witness, the Police station located around the bank was attacked
It was also learnt that the robbers shot sporadically into the air and engaged the police in a gun duel before they fled the scene and escaped through Ada Road.
