A 30 man gang, on Wednesday, raided a first generation bank at Ijebu-Igbo, while another six-man gang raided a micro-finance bank at Ijebu-Mushin, both in Ogun State.
The 30-man gang arrived at the bank at about 11am in three vehicles - a coaster bus, a space bus and a Toyota Sienna.
They destroyed the bank’s security doors with explosives and shot sporadically into the air before the bank manager led them to the vault, while the workers and customers were held hostage.
The robbers looted the vault and the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) and carted away an undisclosed amount of money.
The robbers who were, however, accosted by police officers on their way out of Ijebu-Igbo, managed to escape.
In Ijebu-Mushin, a six-man gang attacked a micro-finance bank but could not gain entrance into the vault.
“The robbers came into our bank some minutes ago and we were asked to lie face down. They stole some money but I cannot say specifically how much. A lot of customers came to make deposits today and most of them were caught in the incident'' a source said.
“The robbers tried to gain entrance into our strong room, but luck ran out of them.”
According to Olumuyiwa Adejobi, a spokesperson for the police, the robbers were confronted by the police in both operation.
Adejobi said a blue Mazda space bus was abandoned by the robbers in Ijebu-Igbo, while the Ijebu-Mushin gang abandoned a Sienna bus to facilitate their escape during a gun duel with the police.
The state's Commissioner of Police, Nicholas Nkemdeme, who visited the scenes, ordered the deployment of more mobile police officers to the areas.
“The policemen would be assisted by a routine convoy patrol of between three and six vehicles, not only to repel future robberies but also to assure bankers that the state is safe,” Adejobi said.
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