ETIM EFFIONG
Gunmen have attacked a bullion van at Elemosho Village along the Akure-Ondo Expressway in Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State, stealing an undisclosed amount.
An eyewitness said the robbers ambushed and attacked the bullion van belonging to one of the commercial banks, as it headed towards Akure around 5 pm on Thursday.
According to him, the robbers shot three people and disappeared into the bush in an operation that lasted for about 20 minutes.
He added that villagers abandoned their houses and fled into the bush for safety on hearing the continuous gunshots.
He said: “The robbers came to the scene in a Lexus car and waylaid the convoy, riddled two out of the three vehicles in the convoy with bullets.
“They shot three people before they ran away into the bush. One of the victims was alive while it was not sure whether the other two survived.
“Men of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun, were invited to the scene and took one victim to the hospital,” the eyewitness added.
However, the Commander of the Amotekun team, Chief Adetunji Adeleye confirmed the incident.
He said his men took one of the injured persons to the hospital, adding that there was no life lost in the attack.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tee-Leo Ikoro said the robbers had run away before the security men got to the scene.
Ikoro said that the command has commenced investigation into the incident, indicating that detectives are on the trail of the bandits.