A police officer has been killed by armed robbers during an attack on a first-generation bank in osun state.

The attack was reported to have happened in Iragbiji, Boripe local government area of Osun State.

An eyewitness confirmed the incident to journalists, saying that the armed robbers arrived at the bank at about 3:00 pm, and operated for abour 30 minutes. According to him, the robbers shot sporadically into the air and engaged the police in a gun duel before they escaped through Ada Road.

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It was gathered that an unidentified numbers of people also sustained ijuries during the attack.
Confirming the attack, spokesperson of the Osun State Police command, Yemisi Opalola, said the numbers of casualties have not be ascertained, also adding that the polce tactical team have been deployed to t he area.

She said: “We are already there. We have deployed our tactics team to the area. We are on top of the situation.

“We will give you full details later.”