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Ondo Police Foil Armed Robbery Attack On Bullion Van

  The Ondo State Police Command has foiled a robbery attack on a bullion van belonging to a new generation bank operating in the state. … Continue reading Ondo Police Foil Armed Robbery Attack On Bullion Van


A map of Ondo, a state in South-West Nigeria.
A map of Ondo, a state in south-west Nigeria.

 

The Ondo State Police Command has foiled a robbery attack on a bullion van belonging to a new generation bank operating in the state.

An eyewitness told Channels Television on Thursday that the driver of the bullion van alerted the police division nearby, leading to the deployment of officers to the scene to dislodge the robbers.

The van which was said to be conveying an undisclosed amount of cash from Ondo town to Akure, the state capital while the incident happened.

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Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Tee-Leo Ikoro also confirmed the incident to Channels Television via a telephone chat.

He said the robbery attack was unsuccessful, noting that no one sustained injuries in the attack.

This is coming barely two weeks after a similar robbery happened in Ilaramokin, Ifedore Local Government Area of the state, in which three persons were shot dead by the armed men.